Healing by primary closure versus open healing after surgery for pilonidal sinus: Systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ

Volumn 336, Issue 7649, 2008, Pages 868-871

  McCallum, Iain J D ^a   King, Peter M ^a   Bruce, Julie ^b  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVALESCENCE; DATA EXTRACTION; HEALING; HEMATOMA; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; META ANALYSIS; OPEN HEALING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILONIDAL SINUS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIMARY CLOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILONIDAL SINUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 42549120016     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39517.808160.BE     Document Type: Article

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