Wound dehiscence · patients undergoing a laparotomy incision
Fast absorbable showed no clear difference in wound dehiscence at last compared with slow absorbable sutures (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Sinus or fistula formation at last · patients undergoing a laparotomy incision
It is very uncertain whether fast absorbable changes sinus or fistula formation at last compared with slow absorbable sutures (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Functional ability · Adults undergoing surgical reconstruction of a ruptured ACL1
3 findings from 1 review
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 168 participants
Very low
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 113 participants
Very low
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 71 participants
Very low
Overall treatment failure ‐ Intraoperative and postoperative complications5 · Adults undergoing surgical reconstruction of a ruptured ACL1
It is very uncertain whether bioabsorbable changes overall treatment failure ‐ Intraoperative and postoperative… compared with metallic interference screws (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Overall treatment failure ‐ Postoperative complications7 · Adults undergoing surgical reconstruction of a ruptured ACL1
It is very uncertain whether bioabsorbable changes overall treatment failure ‐ Postoperative complications7 compared with metallic interference screws (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Activity level: Tegner score ( 0 to 10; higher scores = greater activity) · Adults undergoing surgical reconstruction of a ruptured ACL1
2 findings from 1 review
Recurrence · People needing incisional hernia repair
It is very uncertain whether absorbable tacks changes recurrence (1 year to 31 (median) months) compared with nonabsorbable tacks (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Early postoperative pain (VAS 0 ‐ 10, sum 0 to 3 days) · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair
1 finding from 1 review
Chronic pain · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair
1 finding from 1 review
Health‐related quality of life (6 months) · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair
1 finding from 1 review
Severe postoperative complications · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair
It is very uncertain whether absorbable tacks changes severe postoperative complications compared with absorbable sutures (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Early postoperative pain (VAS 0 ‐ 10, 1 day) · People needing incisional hernia repair
1 finding from 1 review
Early postoperative pain (VAS 0 ‐ 100, 2 days) · People needing incisional hernia repair
1 finding from 1 review
Early postoperative pain (VAS 0 ‐ 10, 2 weeks) · People needing incisional hernia repair
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Recurrence · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair
1 finding from 1 review
Recurrence · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair
2 findings from 1 review
Early postoperative pain (VAS 0 ‐ 10, at rest, 4 hours) · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair
1 finding from 1 review
Early postoperative pain (VAS 0 ‐ 10, coughing, 4 hours) · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair
1 finding from 1 review
Chronic pain · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair
2 findings from 1 review
Chronic pain (VAS 0 ‐ 10, coughing, 3 months) · People with primary ventral or incisional hernia repair
1 finding from 1 review