Mesh vs non‐mesh repair: Surgical complications ‐ wound infection
Mesh showed no clear difference in surgical complications ‐ wound infection compared with non‐mesh repair (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Mesh vs non‐mesh repair Surgical complications ‐ wound infection · adults undergoing inguinal and femoral hernia repair Mesh showed no clear difference in surgical complications ‐ wound infection compared with non‐mesh repair (low certainty). Mesh versus non‐mesh for inguinal and femoral hernia repair (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.29 [0.89, 1.86] | 21 studies · 4540 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesh versus non‐mesh for inguinal and femoral hernia repair 2018 · 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.