On 2016 Jan 14, Noman Shahzad commented:

The article is the highest level of evidence available on the topic. Reading the article, I am interested in knowing more about those who developed hernia. Like group wise details of how many of them were symptomatic, how many required surgical repair. Was there any statistical difference in detection method used to diagnose hernia? Was there difference in Quality of Life of those who developed hernia in traditional vs small suture group? This information will help in understanding the impact of change in technique from patient perspective. Clustering leading to increased risk of alfa error is a frequent problem of multicentric trials, it will be informative if information could be provided if adjustment was made for clustering in statistical analysis.

On 2016 Jan 10, Noman Shahzad commented:

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On 2016 Jan 10, Noman Shahzad commented:

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On 2016 Jan 14, Noman Shahzad commented:

The article is the highest level of evidence available on the topic. Reading the article, I am interested in knowing more about those who developed hernia. Like group wise details of how many of them were symptomatic, how many required surgical repair. Was there any statistical difference in detection method used to diagnose hernia? Was there difference in Quality of Life of those who developed hernia in traditional vs small suture group? This information will help in understanding the impact of change in technique from patient perspective. Clustering leading to increased risk of alfa error is a frequent problem of multicentric trials, it will be informative if information could be provided if adjustment was made for clustering in statistical analysis.