Table 1 The characteristics of the selected clinical trials
Author | Year | Country | Study type | Surgery procedure | Postoperative pain | Age | Sample size | Recurrence(%) | Follow-up (month) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | ICA | SCA | ICA | SCA | ICA | SCA | ICA | SCA | ||||
Celeva | 2011 | Macedonia | RCT | 8–0 vicryl suture | NA | 48.5 ± 4.4 | 47.5 ± 7.5 | 40 | 40 | 3 (7.5%) | 5 (10.2%) | 16.6 ± 4.1 | 15.5 ± 4.7 |
Chen | 2014 | China | RCT | electrocautery pen | less in the ICA group on day 3, 5 (p < 0.05). | 55.4 ± 10.1 | 56.2 ± 9.7 | 40 | 40 | 2 (5%) | 3 (7.5%) | 12 | 12 |
Hu | 2015 | China | RCT | 10–0 suture | NA | 58. 4 ± 9. 8 | 129 | 100 | 6 (4.7%) | 5 (5%) | 12 | 12 | |
Yeung | 2013 | Canada | RCT | fibrin glue | no statistically different | 57.0 ± 15.1 | 49.5 ± 14.3 | 25 | 24 | 1 (4.0%) | 1 (4.2%) | > 6 | > 6 |