Sternal wound infection in patients receiving topical platelet gel at closure of median sternotomy vs those managed with the standard closure regime.
Squares denote odds ratio, with size proportional to the weight assigned to the study. Horizontal bars indicate 95% confidence intervals (CI) for each study. The black diamond represents the aggregate effect, with the width representing the 95% confidence interval of the total effect. M-H: Mantel-Haenszel; SD: standard deviation.