Cochrane · systematic review · CD014763
Purse‐string skin closure versus linear skin closure in people undergoing stoma reversal
Hajibandeh, S, Hajibandeh, S, Maw, A · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2024 · Cochrane Library
ColorectalAMSTAR 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
4
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 50%Low 1 · 25%Moderate 1 · 25%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
Summary of findings table ‐ Purse‐string skin closure compared to linear skin closure in people undergoing stoma reversal
Population: people undergoing stoma reversal
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Surgical site infection Summary of findings table ‐ Purse‐string skin closure vs linear skin closure | OR 0.17 [0.09, 0.29] | 9 studies · 757 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Participant satisfaction (very satisfied or satisfied) Summary of findings table ‐ Purse‐string skin closure vs linear skin closure | OR 20.11 [1.09, 369.88] | 2 studies · 122 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Incisional hernia Summary of findings table ‐ Purse‐string skin closure vs linear skin closure | OR 0.51 [0.07, 3.7] | 4 studies · 297 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Operative time Summary of findings table ‐ Purse‐string skin closure vs linear skin closure | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 460 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |