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. 2008 Jul 16;2008:0412.
Ref (type) Population Outcome, Interventions Results and statistical analysis Effect size Favours
Haematoma

Systematic review
46 people with bilateral inguinal hernia
2 RCTs in this analysis
Haematoma
with open mesh repair
with open suture repair

OR 0.47
95% CI 0.08 to 2.83
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Not significant
Seroma

Systematic review
46 people with bilateral inguinal hernia
2 RCTs in this analysis
Seroma
with open mesh repair
with open suture repair

OR 7.30
95% CI 0.36 to 146.00
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Not significant