Prevention of incisional hernia after kidney transplantation: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Incisional hernia is a common complication after kidney transplantation with an incidence of 1.6-18%. Concerning non-transplant patients, a recently published meta-analysis describes a reduction of the incidence of incisional hernia of up to 85% due to prophylactic mesh replacement in elective, midline laparotomy. The aim of our study is to show a reduction of the incidence of incisional hernia after kidney transplantation with minimal risk for complication.

Methods/design

This is a blinded, randomized controlled trial comparing time to incisional hernia over a period of 24 months between patients undergoing kidney transplantation and standardized abdominal closure with or without prophylactic placement of ProGrip™ (Medtronic, Fridley, MN, USA) mesh in an onlay po

SUBMITTER: Gomez-Dos-Santos V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10424418 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature