• 1. The First School of Clinical Medicine of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730030, P. R. China;
  • 2. The Second School of Clinical Medicine of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730030, P. R. China;
  • 3. Department of General Surgery, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730030, P. R. China;
YU Yongjiang, Email: ylongy@163.com
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Objective  To compare the clinical effectiveness of different skin closure techniques in stoma reversal using network meta-analysis. Methods  CNKI, WanFang Data, VIP, CBM, Cochrane Library, PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases were searched until February 1, 2021, and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing outcomes between different skin closure techniques were included. Data were processed using Stata MP16.0 and R 3.6.1. Results  The results demonstrated that 16 RCTs (n=2 139) were eligible for pooling. Six types of skin closure techniques were used: linear closure, purse-string closure, gunsight closure, linear closure and drainage, purse-string closure and drainage, and linear closure and biological mesh. Network meta-analysis indicated that the incidence of postoperative infection with linear closure was higher than that with purse-string closure [RR=6.04, 95%CI (3.11, 16.89), P<0.0001], gunsight closure [RR=10.75, 95%CI (1.12, 152.12), P=0.04], and linear closure and drainage [RR=3.18, 95%CI (1.24, 10.20), P=0.03]. The purse-string closure was superior to linear closure and biological mesh [RR=0.15, 95%CI (0.01, 0.88), P=0.03] in reducing postoperative infection. The length of hospital stay after linear suture was longer than that after linear suture and drainage [MD=1.16, 95%CI (0.29, 2.20), P=0.02]. Conclusions  This network meta-analysis suggests that purse-string closure and gunsight closure might be best for reducing postoperative infection, and the addition of drainage could not further reduce the incidence of postoperative infection. In addition, implantation of the biological mesh does not increase the risk of postoperative infection. However, a large-scale RCT is warranted to confirm the results.

Citation: JIANG Weirong, WANG Rui, CAO Dong, SUN Binjie, LI Yunfeng, YU Yongjiang. Effect of different skin closure techniques on postoperative complications of stoma reversal:a network meta-analysis. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2022, 29(3): 353-361. doi: 10.7507/1007-9424.202106028 Copy

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