Infection:
The mean infection rate for all barriers with reported data was 1.17% (control 0.94%). COSEAL had the highest infection rate (6.58%) followed by REPEL-CV (4.55%; control 1.45%), PTFE (1.14%; control 4.88%), and Glutaraldehyde-Preserved Equine Patch (1.00%). An infection rate of 0.00% was identified for the majority of barriers, including Seprafilm (control 0.00%), Silicone Rubber, Cova CARD, Polyglycolic Acid Mesh, Polyisoprene Blue Band Strips, Porcine and Polyester Gelatin Sheet, and PTFE + Seprafilm (control 0.00%). SprayGel and PTFE + SprayGel were the only barriers to not have reported infection data.