Table 8 Comparison of SSI rates within all studies utilised for this systematic review

Akinyoola et al. (2011) [19]

106

9.4%

N/A

Butterworth et al. (2017) [18]

4238

1.1%

2.6%

Dayton et al. (2015) [34]

N/A

N/A

N/A

Deacon et al. (1996) [20]

25

0%

N/A

Dounis et al. (1995) [21]

67

N/A

N/A

Kurup (2016) [35]

340

1.7%

N/A

Mangwani et al. (2016) [27]

100

6.2%

1.9%

Pace et al. (2016) [36]

N/A

N/A

N/A

Reyes et al. (1997) [37]

459

0.43%

0.88%

Tantigate et al. (2016) [28]

1632

1.1%

N/A

Zgonis et al. (2004) [22]

555

1.6%

1.4%