Biological Mesh Repair of Complex Hernias in High Risk Patients

Rigshospitalet

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hernia

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01997619

30245705

Details and patient eligibility

About

Complex ventral hernia repair is a significant surgical challenge with high frequencies of both wound complications and recurrence. The Ventral Hernia Working Group (VHWG) described in 2010 recommendations regarding grading and technique of repair, which we have followed since November 2011.The purpose of the this study was to evaluate our results after biologic mesh repair of complex hernias.

Full description

Obervational study

Primare outcome: Surgical site occurence

Secondary outcome: Hernia recurrence

Biolocal mesh: Ventral hernia repair in a population with severe co-morbidity and contaminated hernia.

Enrollment: 16 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria: Abdominal wall reconstruction with biological mesh -

Exclusion Criteria: Pregancy,