Timing of repair and mesh use in traumatic abdominal wall defects: a systematic review and meta-analysis of current literature

Table 1 Baseline characteristics included studies

Author	Year	Journal	Country	Study period	Study population	TAWDs meeting inclusion criteria	TAWD type	Surgery (%)
Park	2018	Ann Surg Treat Res	Korea	2006–2015	9	8	All lumbar	8 (89)
Pardhan	2016	World J Surg	Australia	2003–2013	44	44	nm	41 (93)
Coleman	2015	J Trauma Acute Care Surg	USA	2002–2014	80	80	All types	23 (29)
Honaker	2014	J Trauma Acute Care Surg	USA	2007–2012	38	38	All types	30 (79)
Bender	2008	Am J Surg	USA	2001–2007	25	25	All types	22 (88)
Netto	2006	J Trauma	Canada	2000–2004	34	34	Mainly posterior	10 (29)
Vijayalakshmi [29]	2018	J Clin Diagn Res	India	nm	4	4	All types	4 (100)
Akbaba	2015	Indian J Surg	nm	nm	3	3	nm	2 (33)
Guttenridge	2014	ANZ J Surg	Australia	2007–2010	5	5	All types	4 (80)
Singal	2011	J Emerg Trauma Shock	India	nm	3	3	All types	3 (100)
Agarwal	2009	J Med Case Rep	India	nm	2	2	All types	2 (100)
Kumar	2004	Hernia	India	nm	2	2	All types	2 (100)
Burt	2004	J Trauma	USA	nm	3	3	Posterior	3 (100)
Brenneman	1995	J Trauma	Canada	1992–1993	9	9	All types	7 (78)
Damschen	1994	J Trauma	USA	nm	5	4	All types	2 (50)
Fullerton	1984	J Emerg Med	USA	nm	2	2	All types	2 (100)
Guly	1983	J Trauma	UK	nm	2	2	All types	2 (100)
Danto	1976	J Trauma	USA	nm	3	3	All types	3 (100)
Payne [30]	1973	J Trauma	USA	nm	2	2	All types	2 (100)

This table shows all the characteristics of the included studies. In most studies, the majority of patients are treated surgically for their TAWD except for Coleman, Netto, and Akbaba et al. The six studies on top of the table are included in the meta-analysis
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