Staples versus sutures for skin closure in hip arthroplasty: a meta-analysis and systematic review

Table 4 Closure time, LOS, HWES, VAS

Outcomes	Author/year	Staples		Suture		P value
Outcomes	Author/year	Median	Interquartile range	Median	Interquartile range
Closure time(s)
	Khan/2006	30	18–30	150	210	NA
	Rui, M/2018	24.7	21.3–29.4	357.7	332.1–383.1	p < 0.001
LOS(day)
	Khan/2006	4	3–6	4	4–6	NA
	Lu, Y/2018*	16.9	8–30(range)	17.3	9–35(range)	NA
	Rui, M/2018	12	11–13	6.0	5–8	p < 0.001
HWES
	Khan/2006	5.3	5–6	6	5–6	NA
	Rui, M/2018	4	4–5	5	4–5	0.170
VAS**
	Khan/2006	95	88–100	94	86–99	NA
	Rui, M/2018	6	6–8	7	6–8	0.180

NA: not applicable; LOS: length of stay; HWES: Hollander Wound Evaluation score; VAS: Visual Analogue Scale
^*The study of Lu et al. provides only the median and range of length of stay, not interquartile range. **The study of Khan et al. judged that patient satisfaction with skin closure technology was assessed with the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) between 0 and 100, of which 100 expressed the greatest satisfaction, while Rui et al. assessed with the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) between 0 and 10 expressed the greatest satisfaction, of which 10 indicated the greatest satisfaction

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