Table 3 The GRADE evidence quality for each outcome
Quality assessment | No. of patients | Effect | Quality | Importance | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Outcomes | No of studies | Risk of bias | Inconsistency | Indirectness | Imprecision | Other considerations | Injected | Control | OR (95% CI) | ||
Superficial infection rate | 6 | Serious | Serious | None serious | None serious | None | 41/865(4.7%) | 35/1868(1.9%) | OR 1.75 (0.74-4.16) | ⊕○○○ VERY LOW | Important |
Deep infection rate | 8 | None serious | None serious | None serious | None serious | None | 15/953 (1.6%) | 17/1956 (0.9%) | OR 2.13 (1.02-4.45) | ⊕⊕○○ LOW | Important |