The negative pressure wound therapy may salvage the infected mesh following open incisional hernia repair.

ABSTRACT:

Background

s: Incisional hernias may occur in 10-25% of patients undergoing laparotomy. In cases of a surgical site infection (SSI) after incisional hernia repair (IHR) secondary operative intervention with mesh removal are often needed. There is only minimal data available in the literature regarding the treatment of a wound infection with negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT). Conducting the study at hand, we aimed to provide more evidence on this topic.

Methods

From April to June 2020 a monocentric retrospective study has been performed. Patients who underwent NPWT due to a SSI with mesh involvement following open IHR from 2007 to 2020 were included. The primary endpoint was the mesh removal rate in the end of NPWT. Main secondary endpoints were the duration of NPWT and

SUBMITTER: Boettge K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7773670 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature