The effectiveness of rigid versus non-rigid dressings in reducing surgical site infections following major lower limb amputations: a systematic review.

Serious inconsistency in the direction and magnitude of effect estimates Serious indirectness due to unstandardised and poorly reported outcome definitions Serious imprecision, including small sample sizes and wide confidence intervals (where reported) Suspected publication bias, although not formally assessed due to the limited number of studies Discussion Interpretation of evidence The included studies suggest a possible trend favouring rigid dressings (RDs) in reducing surgical site infections (SSIs) and revision surgeries following major lower limb amputation.

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