SynthesisInternational wound journal2022
Effect of chitosan-based gel dressing on wound infection, synechia, and granulations after endoscopic sinus surgery of nasal polyps: A meta-analysis.
Synthesis in International wound journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Effect of chitosan-based gel dressing on wound infection, synechia, and granulations after endoscopic sinus surgery of nasal polyps: A meta-analysis.International wound journal · 2022Pooled it
- A Bio-Adaptive Janus-Adhesive Dressing with Dynamic Lubrication Overlayer for Prevention of Postoperative Infection and Adhesion.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- RETRACTION: Effect of Chitosan-Based Gel Dressing on Wound Infection, Synechia, and Granulations after Endoscopic Sinus Surgery of Nasal Polyps: A Meta-Analysis.International wound journal · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
- Retraction · 2025-03-26Compromised Peer Review · Investigation by Journal/Publisher ·
- Retracted
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
A meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the effect of chitosan-based gel dressing on wound infection, synechia, and granulations after endoscopic sinus surgery of nasal polyps. A systematic literature search until March 2022 incorporated 386 subjects after endoscopic sinus surgery of nasal polyps at the beginning of the study; 187 were using chitosan-based gel dressing, and 199 were control. Statistical tools like the dichotomous method were used within a random or fixed-influence model to establish the odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) to evaluate the influence of chitosan-based gel dressing on wound infection, synechia, and granulations after endoscopic sinus surgery of nasal polyps. Chitosan-based gel dressing had significantly lower wound infection (OR, 0.48; 95% CI, 0.25-0.92, P = 0.03), and synechia (OR, 0.25; 95% CI, 0.13-0.50, P < 0.001) compared with control in subjects with endoscopic sinus surgery of nasal polyps. However, no significant difference was found in granulations between chitosan-based gel dressing and control in subjects with endoscopic sinus surgery of nasal polyps. Chitosan-based gel dressing had significantly lower wound infection, synechia compared with control in subjects with endoscopic sinus surgery of nasal polyps, and no significant difference in granulations. Further studies are required to validate these findings.
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