Comparison 7. Surgical drain versus no drain.
Outcome or subgroup title | No. of studies | No. of participants | Statistical method | Effect size |
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7.1 Pain at 24 hours (0‐to‐10 VAS) | 2 | 180 | Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) | ‐0.19 [‐0.49, 0.12] |
7.2 Swelling at 7 days | 5 | 203 | Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) | ‐0.90 [‐1.62, ‐0.19] |
7.3 Maximum mouth opening at 7 days | 4 | 234 | Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) | 3.11 [2.20, 4.02] |