Haematoma (proportion of participants in each group with haematoma; · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair
It is very uncertain whether nonabsorbable tacks plus absorbable sutures changes haematoma (3 month) compared with nonabsorbable tacks plus nonabsorbable sutures (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
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
Early postoperative pain (VAS 0 ‐ 100, 2 days) · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
50 participants
Low
Pain (up to 1 year) · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair
1 finding from 1 review
Health‐related quality of life (up to 1 year) · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair
1 finding from 1 review
Seroma (30 days) · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair
Nonabsorbable tacks showed no clear difference in seroma (30 days) compared with fibrin sealant (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Haematoma (proportion of participants in each group with haematoma; · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair
Nonabsorbable tacks showed no clear difference in haematoma (30 days) compared with fibrin sealant (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Postoperative superficial infections · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair
It is very uncertain whether nonabsorbable tacks changes superficial infection (30 days) compared with fibrin sealant (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
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
Early postoperative pain (VAS 0 ‐ 10, 1 day) · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair
1 finding from 1 review
Chronic pain · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair
1 finding from 1 review
Seroma (7 days) · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair
It is very uncertain whether nonabsorbable tacks plus nonabsorbable sutures changes seroma (7 days) compared with nonabsorbable sutures (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mesh infection (postoperative not specified) · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair
1 finding from 1 review