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Subcuticular sutures vs skin staples

Wound dehiscence · skin closure in non‐obstetric surgery

Subcuticular sutures may leads to lower wound dehiscence Incidence of wound dehiscence compared with skin staples (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Subcuticular sutures for skin closure in non‐obstetric surgery 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.63 [0.43, 0.94]
7 studies · 1984 participants
Low

Subcuticular sutures vs tissue adhesives

Wound dehiscence · skin closure in non‐obstetric surgery

Subcuticular sutures may leads to lower wound dehiscence Incidence of wound dehiscence compared with tissue adhesives (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Subcuticular sutures for skin closure in non‐obstetric surgery 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.23 [0.07, 0.74]
11 studies · 1155 participants
Low

Subcuticular sutures vs surgical tapes

Wound dehiscence · skin closure in non‐obstetric surgery

It is very uncertain whether subcuticular sutures changes wound dehiscence Incidence of wound dehiscence compared with surgical tapes (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Subcuticular sutures for skin closure in non‐obstetric surgery 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.07 [0, 1.47]
4 studies · 264 participants
Very low

Subcuticular sutures vs transdermal sutures

Wound dehiscence · skin closure in non‐obstetric surgery

It is very uncertain whether subcuticular sutures changes wound dehiscence Incidence of wound dehiscence compared with transdermal sutures (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Subcuticular sutures for skin closure in non‐obstetric surgery 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.35 [0.08, 1.54]
6 studies · 866 participants
Very low

Subcuticular sutures vs surgical zippers

Wound dehiscence · skin closure in non‐obstetric surgery

It is very uncertain whether subcuticular sutures changes wound dehiscence Incidence of wound dehiscence compared with surgical zippers (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Subcuticular sutures for skin closure in non‐obstetric surgery 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.78 [0.19, 3.16]
3 studies · 424 participants
Very low