Health Condition 1: K432- Incisional hernia without obstruction or gangrene
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Control Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Sponsors
Nil
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patient undergoing incisional hernia repairs at Department of General Surgery at Kasturba Hospital, Manipal. 2.Incisional ventral hernias with defect size greater than 2cm 3.Patient consenting to be a part of the study. 4. Patient older than 18 years of age.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Morbidly obese patients with BMI greater than 40 kg per meter square 2.Patients with diabetes mellitus. 3. Patients with abdominal malignancy and cirrhosis with end stage liver disease. 4. All patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) like asthma. 5. Patients presented as emergency like strangulated hernia with sign of obstruction (abdominal distension, vomiting and absolute constipation) and those lack of follow up. 6.Pre-existing skin infection at the site of hernia with local sign of inflammation (redness ,hotness and tenderness). 7.Patient not willing to participate in the study. 8.Patient younger than 18 years of age. 9.Patient failing to follow up.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine the influence of type of incisional hernia repair on: -Duration of surgery -Technical difficulty -Surgical Site Infection -Seroma formation -Wound dehiscence.Timepoint: -Surgical site infection, seroma formation and wound dehiscence 1 month post surgery | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cost of treatment, post-operative pain, Length of hospital stay, Quality of lifeTimepoint: Day 1, 5 and 1 month post surgery for post operative pain. Pre-operative and 1 month post surgery for quality of life | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Jithin Abraham Jacob
Kasturba Hospital, Manipal
Outcome results
None listed