Incisional hernia Digestive System Ventral hernia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group: At the end of the surgery we close the abdominal fascia with a continuous suture and a low weight polypropilene prosthetic mesh is placed 3 cm above the end zone attached to the ap
Sponsors
University Hospital Joan XXIII de Tarragona (Spain)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. All patients aged between 18 and 80 years, both sexes, requiring digestive surgery in our hospital, by a medial laparotomy 2. American Society of Anaesthesiology (ASA) less than grade IV
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Allergic to polypropilene 2. Previous prosthetic mesh for a previous incisional hernia 3. Any ostomy in the abdominal wall 4. ASA greater than or equal to grade 4 5. Living prognosis less than 12 months 6. Corticotherapy 7. Haemodialysis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Physical exploration in series controls, in one week, one month, three months, six months, one year and two years 2. Computed tomography (CT) scan in doubt cases | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 36-item short form health survey (SF-36) quality of life test at baseline, one month, six months and one year | — |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed