Comparison 8. Nonabsorbable tack plus absorbable sutures compared to nonabsorbable tacks plus nonabsorbable sutures.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
8.1 Recurrence (3 month)	1	112	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	3.00 [0.12, 72.10]
8.2 Pain (VAS 0 ‐ 100, 2 weeks)	1	112	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐4.90 [‐11.92, 2.12]
8.3 Pain (VAS 0 ‐ 100, 6 weeks)	1	112	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐2.60 [‐7.66, 2.46]
8.4 Pain (VAS 0 ‐ 100, 3 month)	1	112	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐6.70 [‐12.90, ‐0.50]
8.5 Seroma (3 month)	1	112	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	3.00 [0.12, 72.10]
8.6 Haematoma (3 month)	1	112	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	3.00 [0.32, 27.97]
8.7 Length of hospital stay (days)	1	112	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.20 [‐0.47, 0.87]
8.8 Duration of surgery (minutes)	1	112	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	6.90 [‐0.98, 14.78]