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Nonabsorbable tacks plus absorbable sutures vs nonabsorbable tacks plus nonabsorbable sutures

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

Mesh fixation techniques in primary ventral or incisional hernia repair 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 3 [0.32, 27.97]
1 study · 112 participants
Very low

Nonabsorbable tacks plus absorbable sutures vs nonabsorbable tacks only

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 only (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Mesh fixation techniques in primary ventral or incisional hernia repair 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.07 [0.23, 5.09]
1 study · 116 participants
Very low