Abstract:Purpose
The small bites (SB) technique for closure of elective midline laparotomies (EMLs) and a prophylactic mesh (PM) in high-risk patients are suggested by the guidelines to prevent incisional hernias (IHs) and fascial dehiscence (FD). Our aim was to implement a protocol combining both the techniques and to analyze its outcomes.
Methods
Prospective data of all EMLs were collected for 2 years. Results were analyzed at 1 month and during follow-up. The in… Show more
“…In another study, performed in low-risk IH patients ( 57 ) with 2-years follow-up, lower IH incidence in the SB group was revealed without statistical differences (3.6% vs. 12.1%; p = 0.20). The same authors performed another study in high-risk patients ( 58 ), demonstrating that when using PM after a median follow-up time of 29.3 months, IH incidence decreased (HR 11.79; p < 0.0001) independently of the closure technique (small or large bites). They also outline that the worst results were obtained when laparotomies were closed with neither SB nor PM.…”
Cancer surgery has a significantly higher risk of IH (OR 1.25; p = 0.003) (14). Moreover, previous oncological surgery (13) (HR1.33; p < 0.001) and metastatic cancer (OR 0.77 p =
“…In another study, performed in low-risk IH patients ( 57 ) with 2-years follow-up, lower IH incidence in the SB group was revealed without statistical differences (3.6% vs. 12.1%; p = 0.20). The same authors performed another study in high-risk patients ( 58 ), demonstrating that when using PM after a median follow-up time of 29.3 months, IH incidence decreased (HR 11.79; p < 0.0001) independently of the closure technique (small or large bites). They also outline that the worst results were obtained when laparotomies were closed with neither SB nor PM.…”
Cancer surgery has a significantly higher risk of IH (OR 1.25; p = 0.003) (14). Moreover, previous oncological surgery (13) (HR1.33; p < 0.001) and metastatic cancer (OR 0.77 p =
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