Incisional hernia in patients at risk: can it be prevented?

Abstract

Prophylactic use of a low-molecular-weight polypropylene mesh in abdominal surgery may be useful for the prevention of incisional hernia.

Complicated breast cancer–related lymphedema: evaluating health care resource utilization and associated costs of management

“…The approach to problematic surgical conditions, including incisional hernia, involves enhanced preoperative identification of high-risk patients, tailored operative treatment, and early intervention to mitigate adverse postoperative outcomes. 33,34 Application of such approaches to BCRL remains relatively unexplored. 35 Stout et al 36 highlight the potential benefits of an anticipatory lymphedema prospective surveillance model compared to the traditional approach of reactive treatment on disease recognition.…”

Incidence and prevention of ventral incisional hernia

“…We selected eight prospective studies published between 2003 and 2011, three of which were randomized, that compared conventional fascial closure with the use of prosthetic mesh [81][82][83][84][85][86]88] (Table 7). Most commonly, polypropylene mesh was used.…”

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“…These include obesity, patient age > 45 years, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, preoperative low albumin levels, anemia, previous abdominal surgery, and postoperative wound infection. 8,9 Incidence of IH after liver transplant is similar to IH after major abdominal surgery (11%-23%). In our patients, obesity, wound infection, and repeated surgery were also predisposing factors for IH.…”