Comparison 5. Absorbable tacks plus absorbable sutures compared to nonabsorbable tacks plus nonabsorbable sutures.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
5.1 Recurrence (2 years)	1	77	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	Not estimable
5.2 Pain (VAS 0 ‐ 10, 3 months)	1	90	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.10 [‐0.39, 0.19]
5.3 Pain (VAS 0 ‐ 10, 6 months)	1	90	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.20 [‐0.39, ‐0.01]
5.4 Seroma (1 week)	1	90	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.71 [0.24, 2.08]
5.5 Seroma (1 months)	1	90	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.67 [0.12, 3.80]
5.6 Seroma (3 months)	1	90	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	Not estimable
5.7 Length of hospital stay (days)	1	90	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.75 [‐0.32, 1.82]
5.8 Duration of surgery (minutes)	1	89	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	9.30 [‐0.68, 19.28]