Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients requiring emergency laparotomy admitted to emergency surgical OPD whom a surgical abdominal operation could not be postponed. 2. Midline incision length greater than 5cm 3.Both genders 4. Patients giving informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Midline laparotomy measuring less than one-fourth the distance between the xyphoid and the pubis (including laparoscopic access) 2. Diagnosis of incisional hernia or presence of previous mesh 3. Midline incision less than 5cm 4. Bogota/ delayed wall closure 5. Patient on immunosuppressive therapy 6. Malignancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fascial DehiscenceTimepoint: 30 days after surgery | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| hospital length of stay, ICU stay, operative time, seroma, hematoma, skin or soft tissue necrosis, nonhealing incisional wound, infected or exposed mesh.Timepoint: 30 days after surgery | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
PGIMER, CHANDIGARH