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ArticleMedicine2018

Different types of mesh fixation for laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia: A protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis with randomized controlled trials.

Kongyuan Wei, Cuncun Lu, Long Ge, Bei Pan, Huan Yang, Jinhui Tian, Nong Cao

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Article in Medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kongyuan WeiDepartment of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Lanzhou University Evidence-based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Cuncun Lu
Long Ge
Bei Pan
Huan Yang
Jinhui Tian
Nong Cao
Lanzhou University · CNFirst Hospital of Lanzhou University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLaparoscopic inguinal hernia repair has become a valid option for repair of an inguinal hernia. Due to there are several types of mesh fixation for laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia. The study aims to assess and compare the efficacy of different types of mesh fixation for laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia using network meta-analysis.

methodsWe will systematically search PubMed, EMBASE the Cochrane library, and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database from their inception to March 2018. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared the effect of different types of mesh fixation for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair will be included. The primary outcomes are chronic groin pain, incidence risk of hernia recurrence, and complications. Risk of bias assessment of the included RCTs will be conducted using to Cochrane risk of bias tool. A network meta-analysis will be performed using WinBUGS 1.4.3 software and the result figures will be generated using R x64 3.1.2 software and STATA V.12.0 software. Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) will be used to assess the quality of evidence.

resultsThe results of this study will be published in a peer-reviewed journal.

conclusionOur study will generate evidence of laparoscopic repair of mesh fixation for adult patients with inguinal hernia and provide suggestions for clinical practice or guideline.

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Surgical MeshChronic PainGroinHernia, InguinalHerniorrhaphyHumansLaparoscopyLength of StayNetwork Meta-Analysis as TopicOperative TimePostoperative PainRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRecurrenceRisk FactorsSystematic Reviews as Topic

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PMID29668603
PMCPMC5916670
OpenAlexW2800441534

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