Risk factors for surgical site infection after groin hernia repair: does the mesh or technique matter?

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Surgical site infections (SSIs) following groin hernia repair (GHR) are getting rarer in high income countries despite a wider use of meshes. Among the risk factors for SSIs, those related to the mesh and the surgical technique have rarely been described.

Methods

A registry-based multicenter study using prospectively collected data, including SSIs and their potential risk factors, was conducted in the French Hernia-Club.

Results

Between 2012 and 2019, 21,976 consecutive unselected adult patients aged 64.8  ±  15.4 years old (88.9% male) underwent GHR (83.5% unilateral). Fifty four percent were laparoscopic; 97.6% used mesh. The overall incidence of SSI was 0.26%. The incidence of SSI was respectively, 0.24% and 0.19% (p  =  0.420) in open vs laparoscopic

SUBMITTER: Christou N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8881239 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature