Incidence, Burden on the Health Care System, and Factors Associated With Incisional Hernia After Trauma Laparotomy.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The evidence provided supports routine and systematic capture of long-term outcomes after trauma, lengthening the follow-up for patients at risk for incisional hernia (IH) after trauma laparotomy (TL), counseling on the risk of IH during the postdischarge period, and consideration of preventive strategies before future abdominal operations to lessen IH prevalence as well as the patient and health care burden.

Objective

To determine burden of and factors associated with IH formation following TL at a population-based level across health care settings.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cohort study included adult patients who were admitted with traumatic injuries and underwent laparotomy with follow-up of 2 or more years. The study used

SUBMITTER: Rios-Diaz AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8281005 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature