Systematic review of absorbable vs non-absorbable sutures used for the closure of surgical incisions

Table 3 Quality assessment of included trials

Ref.	Randomisation technique	Power calculations	Blinding	Intention-to-treat analysis	Concealment
Dørflinger et al[32]	Consecutive patients	No	Yes	No	Inadequate
Foster et al[33]	Consecutive patients	No	No	No	Inadequate
Glough et al[34]	Consecutive patients	No	No	No	Inadequate
Harimoto et al[35]	Sealed envelop	Yes	No	No	Adequate
Kotaluoto et al[36]	Consecutive patients	Yes	No	Yes	Inadequate
Lundblad et al[37]	Consecutive patients	No	No	No	Inadequate
Pauniaho et al[38]	Consecutive patients	Yes	No	No	Inadequate
Ralphs et al[39]	Consecutive patients	No	No	No	Inadequate
Szabó et al[40]	No	No	No	No	Inadequate
Tan et al[41]	Consecutive patients	Yes	No	Yes	Inadequate