Unexpected Benefits of Coronavirus Disease 2019: Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on Surgical Site Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

We aimed to summarize and synthesize the current evidence regarding the indirect impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and its associated measures on the surgical site infection (SSI) rate compared with the pre-pandemic period. A computerized search was conducted on MEDLINE via PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus using the relevant keywords. Two-stage screening and data extraction were done.