Cochrane · systematic review · CD010365
Continuous versus interrupted skin sutures for non‐obstetric surgery
Gurusamy, KS, Toon, CD, Allen, VB, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · Cochrane Library
WoundsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
3
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 66.7%Low 1 · 33.3%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Continuous skin sutures compared to interrupted skin sutures for non‐obstetric surgery
Population: participants with non‐obstetric surgery
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Superficial surgical site infection Continuous skin sutures vs interrupted skin sutures | RR 0.73 [0.4, 1.33] | 4 studies · 602 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Superficial wound dehiscence Continuous skin sutures vs interrupted skin sutures | RR 0.08 [0.02, 0.35] | 4 studies · 625 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Hospital stay Continuous skin sutures vs interrupted skin sutures | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 105 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |