Recurrence · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair
2 findings from 1 review
Early postoperative pain (VAS 0 ‐ 10, at rest, 4 hours) · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair
1 finding from 1 review
Early postoperative pain (VAS 0 ‐ 10, coughing, 4 hours) · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair
1 finding from 1 review
Chronic pain · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair
2 findings from 1 review
Chronic pain (VAS 0 ‐ 10, coughing, 3 months) · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair
1 finding from 1 review
Health‐related quality of life · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Seroma (3 month) · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Primary outcome 2: Clinical recurrence at 6 months · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair
It is very uncertain whether nonabsorbable tacks changes recurrence (6 months) compared with nonabsorbable sutures (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Early postoperative pain (VAS 0 ‐ 10, 1 week) · 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
Health‐related quality of life · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
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 absorbable sutures changes recurrence (3 month) compared with nonabsorbable tacks only (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Early postoperative pain · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found