Long-term follow-up of prophylactic mesh reinforcement after emergency laparotomy. A retrospective controlled study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prevention of incisional hernias with a prophylactic mesh in emergency surgery is controversial. The present study aimed to analyze the long-term results of prophylactic mesh used for preventing incisional hernia after emergency midline laparotomies.

Methods

This study was a registered (NCT04578561) retrospective analysis of patients who underwent an emergency midline laparotomy between January 2009 and July 2010 with a follow-up period of longer than 2 years. Long-term outcomes and risk factors for the development of incisional hernias between patients who received a prophylactic reinforcement mesh (Group M) and suture (Group S) were compared.

Results

From an initial 266 emergency midline laparotomies, 187 patients were included. The median follow-up time

SUBMITTER: Bravo-Salva A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8130379 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature