Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

5 questions · 5 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 60%Low 2 · 40%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Wound infection · people with surgical incisions

Tissue adhesive showed no clear difference in wound infection compared with adhesive tape (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Tissue adhesives for closure of surgical incisions 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.37 [0.39, 4.81]
3 studies · 190 participants
Low

Wound infection · people with surgical incisions

It is very uncertain whether high viscosity tissue adhesive changes wound infection compared with low viscosity tissue adhesive (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Tissue adhesives for closure of surgical incisions 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.82 [0.16, 4.31]
1 study · 148 participants
Very low

Wound infection · people with surgical incisions

It is very uncertain whether tissue adhesive changes wound infection compared with sutures (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Tissue adhesives for closure of surgical incisions 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.72 [0.92, 3.16]
10 studies · 744 participants
Very low

Wound infection · people with surgical incisions

It is very uncertain whether tissue adhesive changes wound infection compared with staples (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Tissue adhesives for closure of surgical incisions 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.39 [0.3, 6.54]
3 studies · 250 participants
Very low

Wound infection · people with surgical incisions

Tissue adhesive showed no clear difference in wound infection compared with other methods (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Tissue adhesives for closure of surgical incisions 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.41 [0.11, 1.6]
1 study · 209 participants
Low