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Subcuticular sutures vs tissue adhesives

Surgical site infection · skin closure in non‐obstetric surgery

Subcuticular sutures showed no clear difference in surgical site infection Incidence of wound infection compared with tissue adhesives (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Subcuticular sutures for skin closure in non‐obstetric surgery 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.77 [0.41, 1.45]
10 studies · 869 participants
Moderate

Subcuticular sutures vs tissue adhesives

Wound complications · skin closure in non‐obstetric surgery

Subcuticular sutures showed no clear difference in wound complications Incidence of wound complications 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 0.62 [0.35, 1.11]
11 studies · 1058 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 tissue adhesives

Cosmesis of scar · skin closure in non‐obstetric surgery

1 finding from 1 review

Subcuticular sutures for skin closure in non‐obstetric surgery 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 99 participants
Low

Subcuticular sutures vs tissue adhesives

Patient satisfaction (within 30 days) · skin closure in non‐obstetric surgery

Subcuticular sutures showed no clear difference in patient satisfaction (within 30 days) 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
no estimate extracted
1 study · 131 participants
Low

Subcuticular sutures vs tissue adhesives

Wound closure time (minutes) · skin closure in non‐obstetric surgery

1 finding from 1 review

Subcuticular sutures for skin closure in non‐obstetric surgery 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
11 studies · 895 participants
Very low

Subcuticular sutures vs tissue adhesives

Costs · skin closure in non‐obstetric surgery

1 finding from 1 review

Subcuticular sutures for skin closure in non‐obstetric surgery 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 422 participants
Very low