Quality of life and abdominal wall functionality after abdominal wall reconstruction: A prospective single center follow-up study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fascial breakdown with the occurrence of an incisional hernia (IH) is an important and challenging complication of any laparotomy. For a long time, the success of the abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR) was measured only from the surgeon's perspective by defining outcome measures such as wound morbidity and recurrence. The understanding that complete recovery is difficult to assess without considering patients has shifted the paradigm of optimal outcomes to Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMS) and Quality of Life (QoL), which are pivotal to evaluate the success and efficacy of AWR.

Methods

We conducted a prospective follow-up study of 91 patients undergoing mesh-augmented abdominal wall reconstruction for primary or recurrent incisional hernia between January

SUBMITTER: Toma M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11530502 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature