Time to complete healing · pilonidal sinus
1 finding from 1 review
Proportion of wounds healed · pilonidal sinus
Summary of findings table ‐ Off‐midline closure (Karydakis flap) showed no clear difference in proportion of wounds healed compared with off‐midline closure (Limberg flap) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Recurrence · pilonidal sinus
Summary of findings table ‐ Off‐midline closure (Karydakis flap) showed no clear difference in recurrence rate compared with off‐midline closure (Limberg flap) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Wound infection · pilonidal sinus
Summary of findings table ‐ Off‐midline closure (Karydakis flap) showed no clear difference in wound infection compared with off‐midline closure (Limberg flap) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Wound dehiscence · pilonidal sinus
Summary of findings table ‐ Off‐midline closure (Karydakis flap) showed no clear difference in wound dehiscence compared with off‐midline closure (Limberg flap) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Proportion of wounds healed · pilonidal sinus
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Off‐midline closure changes proportion of wounds healed compared with conventional midline closure (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Return to work · pilonidal sinus
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life ‐ not reported · pilonidal sinus
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Recurrence · pilonidal sinus
Summary of findings table ‐ Off‐midline closure probably leads to lower recurrence rate compared with conventional midline closure (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Wound infection · pilonidal sinus
Summary of findings table ‐ Off‐midline closure probably leads to lower wound infection compared with conventional midline closure (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Wound dehiscence · pilonidal sinus
Summary of findings table ‐ Off‐midline closure may leads to lower wound dehiscence compared with conventional midline closure (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Return to work · pilonidal sinus
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life ‐ not reported · pilonidal sinus
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Time to complete healing · pilonidal sinus
1 finding from 1 review
Proportion of wounds healed · pilonidal sinus
Summary of findings table ‐ Off‐midline closure may leads to higher proportion of wounds healed compared with tension‐free midline closure (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Difference between effect estimates from RCTs and observational studies [for RCTs vs OBSs] · systematic reviews and overviews of systematic reviews
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low
Vaginal delivery not achieved within 24 hours · third trimester induction of labour in women with a viable fetus
Balloon (Foley or ATAD) showed no clear difference in vaginal delivery not achieved in 24 hours compared with vaginal prostaglandin E2 (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caesarean section · third trimester induction of labour in women with a viable fetus
Balloon (Foley or ATAD) may leads to higher caesarean section compared with low‐dose vaginal misoprostol (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious neonatal morbidity or perinatal death · third trimester induction of labour in women with a viable fetus
It is very uncertain whether balloon (Foley or ATAD) changes serious neonatal morbidity or perinatal death compared with low‐dose vaginal misoprostol (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious maternal morbidity or death · third trimester induction of labour in women with a viable fetus
1 finding from 1 review