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ReviewBiologics : targets & therapy2014

Porcine dermis implants in soft-tissue reconstruction: current status.

Neil J Smart, Nicholas Bryan, John A Hunt, Ian R Daniels

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Review in Biologics : targets & therapy, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Prophylactic mesh use during primary stoma formation to prevent parastomal hernia.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Neil J SmartExeter Surgical Health Services Research Unit, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, UK.
Nicholas BryanClinical Engineering (UKCTE), The Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
John A HuntClinical Engineering (UKCTE), The Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Ian R DanielsExeter Surgical Health Services Research Unit, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Soft-tissue reconstruction for a variety of surgical conditions, such as abdominal wall hernia or pelvic organ prolapse, remains a challenge. There are numerous meshes available that may be simply categorized as either synthetic or biologic. Within biologic meshes, porcine dermal meshes have come to dominate the market. This review examines the current evidence for their use and the limitations of knowledge. Although there is increasing evidence to support their safety, long-term follow-up studies that support their efficacy are lacking. Numerous clinical trials that remain ongoing may help elucidate their precise role in soft-tissue reconstruction.

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biologicherniameshxenograft

Identifiers

PMID24648721
PMCPMC3956623

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