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Clinical Question: Do antiseptics and antibiotics benefit surgical wounds healing by secondary intention (SWHSI)? Bottom Line: No high-quality randomized clinical trials have addressed this question. Current evidence is limited and insufficient; it is uncertain whether treating SWHSI with antiseptics or antibiotics is beneficial.
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Norman et al. (2016) studied this question.
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