Fibrin sealant use in pilonidal sinus: Systematic review

Table 1 Studies of fibrin sealant at pilonidal sinus: Demographics of the patients

Ref.	Year	Country	Study period	No.	Male	Age	BMI or weight
Greenberg et al[4]	2004	Israel	Jun 2001 to Dec 2001	30	22	23.5 ± 2.8 (17-44)	NA
Lund et al[5]	2005	United Kingdom	NA	6	6	28.5 ± 5.5 (22-44)	NA
Seleem et al[6]	2005	Saudi Arabia	Sep 2001 to Feb 2004	25	23	26.4 ± 8.5 (17-50)	NA
Patti et al[7]	2006	Italy	NA	8	8	21.8 ± 6.5	NA
Altinli et al[8]	2007	Turkey	Jan 2003 to Jan 2004	16	16	24.5 ± 6.0	25.7 + 4.1 kg/m2
Sözen et al[9]	2011	Turkey	Jan 2008 to Mar 2008	25	25	22.5 ± 4.0 (20-36)	26 kg/m2
Elsey et al[10]	2013	United Kingdom	Mar 2007 to Sep 2011	57	42	26.0 ± 13.3 (17–70)	NA
Isik et al[11]	2014	Turkey	Dec 2007 to Dec 2011	40	32	24.0 ± 8.5 (16-50)	NA
Smith et al[12]	2014	United Kingdom	Aug 2006 to Dec 2013	10	NA	14.5 ± 1.0 (12–16)	73 kg
Total			Jun 2001 to Dec 2013	217	84%	24.2 ± 7.8 (12-70)

BMI: Body mass index; NA: Not available.