Negative pressure therapy in large incisional hernia surgery

Negative pressure therapy in large incisional hernia surgery: a postoperative prospective randomised controlled study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN31224450

Enrollment

Registered

2013-04-30

Start date

2013-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-09-10

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Conditions

Seroma, volume and time drainage, and complications in large incisional hernia postoperative Surgery Hernia surgery

Interventions

Patients in the control group were applied in the conventional postoperative compression dressing. Patients in the Negative Pressure Therapy group, the device Prevena Incision Management System ® was

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients operated on large incisional hernia in the Joan XXIII Hospital Surgery Department 2. Patients over 18 years 3. With incisional ring diameter over 10 cm 4. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) lower than 4 5. Operated with Chevrel technique

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. ASA grade 4 2. Patients with wound infections before surgery 3. Previous eventroplasty 4. Pregnant 5. Surgical intervention using another technique than Chevrel eventroplasty

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The measures will be the volume accumulated in the drains every 24 hours in ml, and the number of days necessary to reduces this volume under 50ml/24h	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Postoperative complications appeared as seromas, hematomas, wound infection and relapse 2. Cost analysis including the length of stay and the number o dressings changes	—

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026