Reason for withdrawal from publication
May 2008 The 'Absorbable staples for uterine incision at caesarean section' review has been withdrawn because it has been updated by a new review in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 3, entitled 'Surgical techniques for uterine closure at the time of caesarean section'.
The editorial group responsible for this previously published document have withdrawn it from publication.
Feedback
Deeks, June 2001
Summary
Analysis: For Hoskins 1991, in the analysis of blood loss it is unlikely that the figures quoted are really standard deviations. They would estimate that blood loss in 95% of sutured patients is between 930 and 1030 ml (estimated as mean ± 2×sd (980±(2×24.3)), far too narrow a range to be true. Also, the result of a significance test assuming the values to be standard deviations would be statistically significant, when it is not reported as such in the original paper. The values are more likely to be standard errors, multiplying by the square root of the sample size gives values that are more similar to those from other trials (although still the smallest).
This should be clarified, as it will affect the results for this comparison.
[Summary of comment from Jon Deeks, June 2001]
Reply
A response from the reviewer will be published as soon as it is available.
Contributors
Jon Deeks
What's new
| Date | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 14 April 2008 | Amended | Converted to new review format. |
History
Protocol first published: Issue 1, 1995 Review first published: Issue 1, 1995
| Date | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 20 August 2001 | Feedback has been incorporated | Feedback added |
| 25 December 1994 | New citation required and conclusions have changed | Substantive amendment |
Withdrawn from publication for reasons stated in the review