Barbed suture versus preperitoneal ventral patch in medium-size ventral hernia repair: randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to compare preperitoneal ventral mesh patch with barbed suture in ventral hernia repair, evaluating recurrence rates and complications, and to assess the safety of preperitoneal patch placement.

Methods

In this randomized clinical trial, adult patients undergoing ventral hernia repair at Karlskoga Hospital between 2020 and 2023 were randomized 1 : 1 to either a ventral mesh patch repair group or a non-absorbable barbed suture repair group, blinded to patients and outcome assessors. The primary outcome was recurrence detected at clinical examination and CT verification 1 year after surgery. Pain (measured on a visual analogue scale and using the Ventral Hernia Pain Questionnaire), nausea, and surgical site events (including wound infection, haemato

SUBMITTER: Katawazai A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12578299 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature