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8 questions · 12 findings · 1 reviews · Neuromuscular

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Absorbable vs non‐absorbable sutures

Postoperative pain: early pain (10 days postoperatively) VAS 0 to 10 Verbal reporting scale No pain‐mild pain‐moderate pain‐severe pain (converted to numerical scale (0 to 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 10)
2 findings from 1 review

Absorbable vs non‐absorbable sutures

Wound Inflammation 6 to 12 weeks

It is very uncertain whether absorbable changes wound Inflammation 6 to 12 weeks compared with non‐absorbable sutures (very low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Absorbable vs non‐absorbable sutures

Postoperative scar satisfaction

It is very uncertain whether absorbable changes postoperative scar satisfaction compared with non‐absorbable sutures (very low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Absorbable vs non‐absorbable sutures

Adverse outcomes including wound infection, scar breakdown or return to theatre

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

2 findings from 1 review

Absorbable vs non‐absorbable sutures

DASH hand function score at 3 months Major outcome group 1 (hand function) (scores between 0 and 100, where 0 represents no impairment in hand function and 100 represents maximum impairment in hand function)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review