Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 33.3%Moderate 1 · 33.3%High 1 · 33.3%

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

Subcuticular sutures probably leads to higher patient satisfaction (at 30 days) compared with transdermal sutures (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Subcuticular sutures for skin closure in non‐obstetric surgery 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 1.6 [1.32, 1.88]
1 study · 290 participants
Moderate

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

Subcuticular sutures leads to higher patient satisfaction (at 30 days) compared with skin staples (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Subcuticular sutures for skin closure in non‐obstetric surgery 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 0.2 [0.1, 0.3]
1 study · 1232 participants
High

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