Summary of outcomes of the studies included
| Authors | Cured n/N (%) | Cured at age 6 months n/N (%) | Cured large hernia (≥6 mm) n/N (%) | Cure rate in premature infants n/N (%) | Cure rate in mature infants n/N (%) | Overall AS duration (mean) | Age cured (mean) | Protrusion with redundant skin n/N (%) | Complication n/N (%) |
| Haworth5 | AS: 44/51 (86.0) C: 36/49 (73.5) | AS: 36/51 (70.6) C: 23/49 (46.9) | AS: 8/13 (61.5) C: 5/12 (41.7) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | AS: 13/51 (25.5) C: NR |
| Karlström9 | AS: 53/56 (94.6) C: 63/68 (92.6) | AS: 45/56 (80.4) C: 53/68 (77.9) | AS*: 19/22 (86.4) C*: 13/18 (72.2) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Halpern10 | AS: 13/29 (44.8) C: 89/118 (75.4) | NR | AS†: 7/18 (38.9) C†: 14/25 (56.0) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Angel-Lord11 | AS: 73/87 (83.9) C: 62/78 (79.4) | NR | NR | NR | NR | 1–8 months | NR | NR | AS: 1/87 (1.1) C: 1/78 (1.3) |
| Oshio et al2 | AS: 102/102 (100) C: 19/24 (79.2) | AS: 102/102 (100) C: 11/24 (45.8) | NR | NR | NR | 11–123 days (49.1±29.9 days) | AS: 107.9±29.6 days C: 7.6±5.3 months | NR | NR |
| Kanada et al14 | AS: 28/32 (87.5) C: 25/32 (78.1) | AS: 22/32 (68.8) C: 10/32 (31.3) | NR | NR | NR | 0–10 months (2.1 months) | AS: 5.1 months C: 9.0 months | AS: 3/32 (9.4) C: 6/32 (18.8) | NR |
| Hiraoka20 | AS: 49/54 (90.7) C: 6/7 (85.7) | NR | AS: 43/48 (89.6) C: 1/2 (50) | NR | NR | NR | AS: NR C: 5–10 months | AS: 0/54 (0) C: 1/7 (14.3) | AS: 5/54 (9.3) C: NR |
| Hayashida et al21 | AS: 71/89 (79.8) C: 15/27 (55.6) | NR | NR | NR | NR | 2.43±2.3 months | NR | NR | AS: 22/89 (24.7) C: NR |
| Kurobe et al16 | AS: 72/87 (82.8) C: 27/30 (90.0) | NR | NR | AS: 36/45 (80) C: 0/0 (0) | AS: 36/42 (85.7) C: 27/30 (90.0) | NR | Mature in AS: 3–6 months (3.9) Premature in AS: 3–7 months (4.7)‡ C: 4–31 months (13.5) | AS: 0/87 (0) C: 3/30 (10) | AS: NR C: NR |
| Kitano et al17 | AS: 96/97 (99.0) C: 31/31 (100) | AS: 84/97 (86.6) C: 24/31 (77.4) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | AS: 40/97 (41.2) C: NR |
*Large hernias were defined as those with the orifice permitting the passage of a fingertip.
†Large hernias were defined as those with the orifice larger than 1 cm.
‡Premature infants were defined as those treated in the neonatal intensive care unit due to either a gestational age of <33 weeks or birth weight <2500 g.
AS, adhesive strapping; C, control; NR, not reported.