Summary of findings table ‐ Purse‐string skin closure vs linear skin closure: Surgical site infection
Summary of findings table ‐ Purse‐string skin closure probably leads to lower surgical site infection compared with linear skin closure (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Summary of findings table ‐ Purse‐string skin closure vs linear skin closure Surgical site infection · people undergoing stoma reversal Summary of findings table ‐ Purse‐string skin closure probably leads to lower surgical site infection compared with linear skin closure (moderate certainty). Purse‐string skin closure versus linear skin closure in people undergoing stoma reversal (2024) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | OR 0.17 [0.09, 0.29] | 9 studies · 757 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purse‐string skin closure versus linear skin closure in people undergoing stoma reversal 2024 · 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.