Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 2 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 50%Moderate 0 · 0%High 1 · 50%

Surgical complications ‐ neurovascular or visceral injury · adults undergoing inguinal and femoral hernia repair

Mesh leads to lower surgical complications ‐ neurovascular or visceral injury compared with non‐mesh repair (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Mesh versus non‐mesh for inguinal and femoral hernia repair 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.61 [0.49, 0.76]
24 studies · 6293 participants
High

Visceral injury · vaginal prolapse

Transvaginal permanent mesh may leads to higher visceral injury compared with native tissue repair (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Transvaginal mesh or grafts or native tissue repair for vaginal prolapse 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 3.67 [1.63, 8.28]
14 studies · 1997 participants
Low