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SynthesisHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2012

The use of sterilized mosquito nets for hernioplasty: a systematic review.

C G Sørensen, J Rosenberg

Registry-linked trialAbstract readSystematic Review
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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03324854 (Use of Mosquito Net Mesh in Comparison With Polypropylene Mesh for Ventral Hernia Repair.), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT03324854 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2016, after this paper: background citation

Use of Mosquito Net Mesh in Comparison With Polypropylene Mesh for Ventral Hernia Repair.

TypeinterventionalSponsorHospital Central "Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto"Ran2016 to 2018Enrolled20ConditionsHernia, Ventral, Ventral Incisional HerniaArmsRives technique, Drainage, Prophylactic
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. International guidelines for groin hernia management.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2018
    Guideline
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  8. Resterilized Polypropylene Mesh for Inguinal Hernia Repair.Nigerian journal of surgery : official publication of the Nigerian Surgical Research Society
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

C G SørensenUniversity of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. caspar_sorensen@hotmail.com
J Rosenberg

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionHernia repair is among the most frequent surgeries performed. Surgeons prefer the tension-free mesh repair, but in large parts of the world, commercial meshes are unavailable or unaffordable. Consequently, surgeons have been experimenting with insertion of inexpensive non-commercial meshes, the most common being a non-impregnated, sterilized mosquito net.

objectiveTo describe the results of inserting non-commercial meshes for hernioplastic surgery.

methodsSystematic searches were performed in EMBASE, PubMed, and Cochrane databases, and articles were chosen based on predefined inclusion criteria.

resultsWe found five original studies performed in humans, and one study was performed in goats using non-commercial meshes. A total of 577 non-commercial meshes have been inserted into humans, resulting in 35 patients (6.1 %) having short-term complications and one (0.17 %) recurrence. The majority of meshes inserted were mosquito nets. None of the short-term complications in any of the studies required reoperation.

conclusionsThere seems to be good short-term and long-term outcomes when using non-commercial meshes for open inguinal hernia repair. Operating using a non-commercial mesh is highly cost-effective. Using non-commercial meshes for hernioplastic surgery is therefore interesting-especially in a resource-limited setting.

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Developing CountriesMosquito NetsAnimalsHerniorrhaphyHumansRecurrenceSterilizationTreatment Outcome

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PMID22864684

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