Quilting sutures versus conventional closure after modified radical mastectomy with axillary dissection: a GRADE-assessed systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials with pre-specified subgroups by quilting extent.

World J Surg Oncol · 2026 · PMC13067721 · PMID 41943095

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Duration to drain removal Quilting showed a nonsignificant trend toward earlier drain removal (MD − 2.01 days, 95% CI − 5.23 to 1.20), with the confidence interval crossing zero and including both potential benefits and no effect (Fig. 7 ).

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