A systematic review of systematic reviews and panoramic meta-analysis: staples versus sutures for surgical procedures.

OBJECTIVE:To systematically evaluate the evidence across surgical specialties as to whether staples or sutures better improve patient and provider level outcomes. DESIGN:A systematic review of systematic reviews and panoramic meta-analysis of pooled estimates. RESULTS:Eleven systematic reviews, incl...

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Main Authors: Karla Hemming, Thomas Pinkney, Kay Futaba, Mary Pennant, Dion G Morton, Richard J Lilford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3792070?pdf=render