| Methods |
RCT, unblinded. |
| Participants |
82 participants. 68 men, 14 women. Mean age 26.8 years. Not clear if new or recurrence presentation. |
| Interventions |
Karydakis procedure vs Rhomboid excision and classic Limberg (off‐midline vs off‐midline). |
| Outcomes |
SSI, time to return to activity, time to return to driving, Pain (VAS), wound dressing time, oral analgesia need, difficulty of defecation count. |
| Notes |
follow up 100% at 30 days. |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Adequate sequence generation? |
Unclear risk |
Quote: "patients were randomized according to their admission protocol number". |
| Allocation concealment? |
Unclear risk |
Not reported. |
| Incomplete outcome data addressed?
All outcomes |
Low risk |
|
| Free of selective reporting? |
Low risk |
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| Free of other bias? |
Low risk |
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