Table 4.
Closure time, LOS, HWES, VAS
| Outcomes | Author/year | Staples | Suture | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | Interquartile range | Median | Interquartile range | |||
| Closure time(s) | ||||||
| Khan/2006 | 30 | 18–30 | 150 | 210 | NA | |
| Rui, M/2018 | 24.7 | 21.3–29.4 | 357.7 | 332.1–383.1 | p < 0.001 | |
| LOS(day) | ||||||
| Khan/2006 | 4 | 3–6 | 4 | 4–6 | NA | |
| Lu, Y/2018* | 16.9 | 8–30(range) | 17.3 | 9–35(range) | NA | |
| Rui, M/2018 | 12 | 11–13 | 6.0 | 5–8 | p < 0.001 | |
| HWES | ||||||
| Khan/2006 | 5.3 | 5–6 | 6 | 5–6 | NA | |
| Rui, M/2018 | 4 | 4–5 | 5 | 4–5 | 0.170 | |
| VAS** | ||||||
| Khan/2006 | 95 | 88–100 | 94 | 86–99 | NA | |
| Rui, M/2018 | 6 | 6–8 | 7 | 6–8 | 0.180 | |
NA: not applicable; LOS: length of stay; HWES: Hollander Wound Evaluation score; VAS: Visual Analogue Scale
*The study of Lu et al. provides only the median and range of length of stay, not interquartile range. **The study of Khan et al. judged that patient satisfaction with skin closure technology was assessed with the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) between 0 and 100, of which 100 expressed the greatest satisfaction, while Rui et al. assessed with the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) between 0 and 10 expressed the greatest satisfaction, of which 10 indicated the greatest satisfaction