Bioengineered devices vs standard techniques: Specific serious adverse events: further surgery (device removal or revision)i assessed as: any unplanned secondary surgery to remove device
It is very uncertain whether bioengineered devices changes specific serious adverse events: further surgery (device removal or… compared with standard techniques (very low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Bioengineered devices vs standard techniques Specific serious adverse events: further surgery (device removal or revision)i assessed as: any unplanned secondary surgery to remove device · people undergoing peripheral nerve repair of the upper limb It is very uncertain whether bioengineered devices changes specific serious adverse events: further surgery (device removal or… compared with standard techniques (very low certainty). Bioengineered nerve conduits and wraps for peripheral nerve repair of the upper limb (2022) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 7.61 [1.48, 39.02] | 5 studies · 256 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bioengineered nerve conduits and wraps for peripheral nerve repair of the upper limb 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.