Hernia Incisional, Hernia, Ventral
Conditions
Brief summary
This study compares short term outcomes of patients undergoing a hernia repair with heavy weight mesh vs medium weight mesh in clean-contaminated and contaminated cases.
Detailed description
The Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative was queried for patients undergoing open retromuscular hernia repairs with both heavy weight polypropylene (PP) mesh and medium weight PP mesh in cases where there was clean-contaminated and contaminated surgeries. The short term outcomes were then evaluated including wound infections, readmissions, recurrences of the hernia, and quality of life scores.
Interventions
DEVICEMedium weight or Heavy weight mesh
Patients received a hernia repair with one of the two groups
Sponsors
The Cleveland Clinic
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Patients undergoing open ventral hernia repairs with synthetic mesh in contaminated and clean contaminated surgery
Exclusion criteria
* Laparoscopic or robotic surgery * clean cases or dirty cases * pregnancy * under age of 18
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wound complications | 30 days post op | Wound complcations |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mesh removal | 30 days post op | mesh removal after surgery |
| Readmissions | 30 days post op | readmission or ER visit after surgery |
| Reoperations | 30 days post op | Reoperation after surgery |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed