To drain or not to drain in minimal invasive ventral hernia surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Despite the high prevalence of ventral hernias worldwide, intraoperative drain placement remains a controversial topic. The benefit in reducing postoperative complications has not yet been clearly demonstrated. This study investigates whether a drain prevents postoperative complications after minimally invasive ventral hernia repair using the extended-totally-extraperitoneal-(eTEP)-technique.

Methods

This monocentric, retrospective cohort study included all patients who underwent eTEP between 2019 and 2024. Two comparison groups were formed (54 patients with drain,106 patients without) and analysed for potential differences.

Results

There were no significant sociodemographic or clinical differences between the study groups. The defect size was larger in the dr

SUBMITTER: Wilters S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11897075 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature