Do drain tubes help reduce risks of post-operative complications in complex incisional hernia repair (as defined by a recent court ruling)?
| Autor: | Yuchen Luo, Sara Mohammed Jinnaah, Durr‐e‐Nayab Masood, Mark Tacey, Russell Hodgson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Incisional hernia Postoperative Complications Recurrence Risk Factors medicine Humans Incisional Hernia In patient Post operative Herniorrhaphy Retrospective Studies business.industry Drain tube Incisional hernia repair Australia General Medicine Surgical Mesh medicine.disease Wound infection Hernia Ventral Surgery Seroma Drainage Midline incision business |
| Zdroj: | ANZ journal of surgeryReferences. 90(6) |
| ISSN: | 1445-2197 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND A recent legal case described in the ANZ Journal of Surgery has sparked significant topical interest in drain tube use in incisional hernia repairs in Australia. This study reviews a single centre experience of drain tube use in incisional hernia repair. METHODS Data from online clinical records was collected retrospectively from patients that underwent incisional hernia repair from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2017. 'Complexity' factors of smoking, obesity and lower midline incision (as identified by the legal case) were also used to stratify groups. RESULTS A total of 410 incisional hernia repair cases were identified during the 5-year period. Median length of stay of the non-drain placement group was significantly shorter than that of the drain placement group (2 versus 6 days, P |
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