Study/year/ country | No. of patients | Age, yr, mean ± SD | Operative time, min, mean ±_SD | No. (%) with wound infection | No. (%) with wound dehiscence | No. (%) with hematoma formation | No. (%) with seroma formation | Type of drain | Length of hospital stay, d, mean ±_SD | Time to return to work, d, mean ± SD | Patient satisfaction rate, mean score ± SD or no. (%) | No. (%) with recurrence |
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Ahmed et al., (22) 2017, Pakistan | 75 | 32.2 ± 9.8 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | Redivac | 3.97 ± 0.71 | 15.53 ± 1.22 | NR | NR |
75 | 33.6 ± 9.7 | 2.93 ± 0.66 | 13.13 ± 1.15 | |||||||||
p = 0.2 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | ||||||||||
Khan et al., (21) 2016, Pakistan† | 90 | 42.7 ± 14 | NR | 11 (12) | NR | NR | 6 (7) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
90 | 43.4 ± 16 | 30 (33) | 20 (22) | |||||||||
p = 0.2 | p = 0.001 | p = 0.003 | ||||||||||
Bali et al., (20) 2015, Turkey | 37 | 25 ± 5 | 54 ± 5 | 4 (11) | 1 (3) | 8 (22) | 3 (8) | B-Vak | 1.44 ± 0.5 | 8 ± 1.5 | 2.88 ± 0.16 | 0 (0) |
34 | 24 ± 5 | 48 ± 5 | 8 (24) | 2 (6) | 3 (9) | 4 (12) | 3 ± 0.75 | 17 ± 1.5 | 1.43 ± 0.4 | 0 (0) | ||
p = 0.2 | p = 0.001 | p = 0.001 | p = 0.6 | p = 0.004 | p = 0.8 | p = 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | ||||
Tokac et al., (19) 2015, Turkey† | 46 | 29.28 ± 85 | 44.5 ± 6.6 | 3 (7) | NR | NR | NR | Placed, type NR | 1.06 ± 0.3 | 20.61 ± 7.89 | NR | 3 (7) |
46 | 28.35 ± 85 | 42.9 ± 6.2 | 3 (7) | 1.03 ± 0.17 | 23.29 ± 6.42 | 2 (4) | ||||||
p > 0.05 | p > 0.05 | p > 0.05 | p > 0.05 | p < 0.05 | p > 0.05 | |||||||
Arslan et al., (18) 2014, Turkey‡ | 96 | 26.5 ± 5.9 | 51.1 ± 6.8 | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 4 (4) | 5 (5) | Jackson-Pratt | 1.3 ± 0.5 | 20.8 ± 6.5 | 71 (74) | 6 (6) |
91 | 24.7 ± 5.1 | 50.9 ± 7.3 | 6 (7) | 14 (15) | 3 (3) | 18 (20) | 1.3 ± 0.4 | 19.1 ± 3.4 | 64 (70) | 10 (11) | ||
p = 0.08 | p = 0.08 | p < 0.05 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.9 | p < 0.05 | p = 0.5 | p = 0.7 | p = 0.8 | p = 0.003 | |||
Arslan et al., (18) 2014, Turkey† | 108 | 24.7 ± 5.1 | 52.9 ± 7.3 | 5 (5) | 4 (4) | 3 (3) | 8 (7) | Jackson-Pratt | 1.3 ± 0.4 | 19.8 ± 4.6 | 84 (78) | 2 (2) |
91 | 24.7 ± 5.1 | 50.9 ± 7.3 | 6 (7) | 14 (15) | 3 (3) | 18 (20) | 1.3 ± 0.4 | 19.1 ± 3.4 | 64 (70) | 10 (11) | ||
p = 1.0 | p = 0.08 | p = 0.3 | p < 0.002 | p = 1.0 | p = 0.002 | p = 1.0 | p = 1.0 | p = 0.7 | p = 0.002 | |||
Bessa, (17) 2013, Egypt† | 60 | 23 ± 2.25 | 52 ± 3.5 | 3 (5) | 11 (18) | NR | 0 (0) | 18 French | NR | NR | 43 (72) | 2 (3) |
60 | 23 ± 6.25 | 33 ± 3 | 2 (3) | 6 (10) | 3 (5) | 58 (97) | 1 (2) | |||||
p = 0.4 | p = 0.001 | p = 1.0 | p = 0.003 | p = 0.2 | p = 0.6 | |||||||
Ates et al., (16) 2011, Turkey | 134 | NR | 50.14 ± 6.964 | 8 (6) | 14 (10) | 3 (2) | 3 (2) | Placed, type NR | 3.80 ± 1.19 | 8.55 ± 1.18 | 3.16 ± 1.40 | 9 (7) |
134 | 2.32 ± 8.64 | 4 (3) | 8 (6) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 3.40 ± 0.94 | 8.45 ± 1.16 | 7.08 ± 1.7 | 4 (3) | |||
p = 0.001 | p = 0.9 | p = 0.9 | p = 0.03 | p = 0.5 | p = 0.001 | |||||||
Can et al., (15) 2010, Turkey† | 77 | 22 ± 5.25 | 52.8 ± 16 4 | 3 (4) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 3 (4) | On surgeon’s preference | 4.8 ± 2.6 | 21.5 ± 8.5 | 70 (91) | 4 (5) |
68 | 22 ± 2.75 | 0.4 ± 2.5 | 3 (4) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 3 (4) | 5.5 ± 2 | 18.8 ± 7.7 | 60 (88) | 3 (4) | ||
p = 0.6 | p = 0.01 | p = 1.0 | p = 1.0 | p = 1.0 | p = 1.0 | p = 0.1 | p = 0.09 | p = 1.0 | p = 1.0 | |||
Ersoy et al., (14) 2009, Turkey | 50 | 27.8 ± 6.5 | NR | 4 (8) | NR | NR | NR | Placed, type NR | NR | 14 ± 10.25 | NR | NR |
50 | 25.8 ± 6.4 | 13 (26) | 15 ± 10 | |||||||||
p = 0.02 | p = 0.3 | |||||||||||
Pooled difference (n = 1421) | 773 648 | MD 0.47 (95% CI 0.18 to 1.11) | MD 7.00 (95% CI 0.53 to 13.48) | OR 0.6 (95% CI 0.41 to 1.4) | OR 0.60 (95% CI 0.20 to 1.81) | OR 1.6 (95% CI 0.76 to 3.51 | OR 0.36 (95% CI 0.24 to 0.56) | — | MD −0.07 (95% CI 0.45 to 0.30) | MD 0.33 (95% CI 0.99 to 1.66) | OR 0.83 (95% CI 0.34 to 2.01) | OR 0.88 (95% CI 0.38 to 2.04) |