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Absorbable tacks vs fibrin sealant

Recurrence · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair

Absorbable tacks showed no clear difference in recurrence (1 year) compared with fibrin sealant (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Mesh fixation techniques in primary ventral or incisional hernia repair 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 3 [0.13, 70.3]
1 study · 50 participants
Low

Absorbable tacks vs absorbable sutures

Recurrence · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair

1 finding from 1 review

Mesh fixation techniques in primary ventral or incisional hernia repair 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 48 participants
Very low

Nonabsorbable tacks vs fibrin sealant

Recurrence · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair

It is very uncertain whether nonabsorbable tacks changes recurrence (1 year) compared with fibrin sealant (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Mesh fixation techniques in primary ventral or incisional hernia repair 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 88 participants
Very low

Nonabsorbable tacks vs nonabsorbable tacks plus nonabsorbable sutures

Recurrence · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair

It is very uncertain whether nonabsorbable tacks changes recurrence (2 years) compared with nonabsorbable tacks plus nonabsorbable sutures (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Mesh fixation techniques in primary ventral or incisional hernia repair 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.33 [0.04, 2.82]
1 study · 63 participants
Very low

Absorbable tacks vs nonabsorbable tacks only

Recurrence · People needing incisional hernia repair

It is very uncertain whether absorbable tacks changes recurrence (1 year to 31 (median) months) compared with nonabsorbable tacks (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Mesh fixation techniques in primary ventral or incisional hernia repair 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.74 [0.17, 3.22]
2 studies · 101 participants
Very low

Absorbable tacks plus absorbable sutures vs nonabsorbable tacks plus nonabsorbable sutures

Recurrence · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair

1 finding from 1 review

Mesh fixation techniques in primary ventral or incisional hernia repair 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 77 participants
Very low

Nonabsorbable tacks plus nonabsorbable sutures vs nonabsorbable sutures

Recurrence · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair

It is very uncertain whether nonabsorbable tacks plus nonabsorbable sutures changes recurrence (2 years) compared with nonabsorbable sutures (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Mesh fixation techniques in primary ventral or incisional hernia repair 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 4.82 [0.24, 98.03]
1 study · 106 participants
Very low