Bibliographic Info
GuidelineWHO recommendations on maternal health: guidelines approved by the WHO Guidelines Review Committee, second edition. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2025
Year of Publication2023
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Status
Updated
Recommended against
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Very low
The panel suggests that antimicrobial sealants should not be used after surgical site skin preparation for the purpose of reducing SSI (surgical site infection)