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Nonabsorbable tacks plus nonabsorbable sutures vs nonabsorbable sutures

Recurrence · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair

It is very uncertain whether nonabsorbable tacks plus nonabsorbable sutures changes recurrence (2 years) compared with nonabsorbable sutures (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Mesh fixation techniques in primary ventral or incisional hernia repair 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 4.82 [0.24, 98.03]
1 study · 106 participants
Very low

Absorbable tacks plus absorbable sutures vs nonabsorbable tacks plus nonabsorbable sutures

Recurrence · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair

1 finding from 1 review

Mesh fixation techniques in primary ventral or incisional hernia repair 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 77 participants
Very low

Nonabsorbable tacks vs nonabsorbable tacks plus nonabsorbable sutures

Recurrence · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair

It is very uncertain whether nonabsorbable tacks changes recurrence (2 years) compared with nonabsorbable tacks plus nonabsorbable sutures (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Mesh fixation techniques in primary ventral or incisional hernia repair 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.33 [0.04, 2.82]
1 study · 63 participants
Very low