| Methods |
RCT, unblinded. |
| Participants |
33 participants, sex and age not reported. Unclear whether new or recurrence presentation. |
| Interventions |
Primary midline closure vs. off‐midline closure (Bascom technique). |
| Outcomes |
Healing rate, RTW, pain, LOS. |
| Notes |
Abstract lacking in data. |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Adequate sequence generation? |
Unclear risk |
Quote: "this is a randomised comparison of Bascom". |
| Allocation concealment? |
Unclear risk |
Not reported. |
| Incomplete outcome data addressed?
All outcomes |
Unclear risk |
No information on exclusions, attrition, and missing data. |
| Free of selective reporting? |
Low risk |
|
| Free of other bias? |
Unclear risk |
Limited data because it was a poster abstract. |
