Trial reportHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2015
Randomized clinical trial on the postoperative use of an abdominal binder after laparoscopic umbilical and epigastric hernia repair.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 85 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effect of abdominal compression device on patients after external hernia repair surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of an abdominal binder on postoperative outcomes after ventral hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Pooled it
- UMBILICAL AND EPIGASTRIC HERNIA REPAIR: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW.Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery · 2024Pooled it
- The effect of an abdominal binder on postoperative outcome after open incisional hernia repair in sublay technique: a multicenter, randomized pilot trial (ABIHR-II).Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Trial
- The Effect of an Abdominal Binder on Postoperative Pain After Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia Repair–A Multicenter, Randomized Pilot Trial (ABIHR-I) of the Intraperitoneal Onlay-Mesh Technique.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2021Trial
- The effect of different types of abdominal binders on intra-abdominal pressure.Saudi medical journal · 2016Trial
- Beyond acronyms: a domain-based structural analysis of abdominal wall hernia repair techniques in the contemporary literature.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Abdominal binders in postoperative care: a scoping review.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- A scoping review of outcome reporting in randomized controlled trials of incisional and non-incisional ventral hernia repair.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- How Reproducible Are Abdominal Wall Surgical Techniques? A Methodological Assessment of Technical Reporting in the Contemporary Literature.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2026Article
- Non-operative considerations in relation to groin and ventral hernia repair: local consensus recommendations from the Danish Hernia Database.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Review
- Commentary on "use of peritoneal window and abdominal binder to reduce fluid collection after single-port robotic radical prostatectomy".Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Non-Operative Considerations in Relation to Parastomal Hernia.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2025Review
- Consensus in ERAS protocols for ventral hernia repair: evidence-based recommendations from the ACHQC QI Committee.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- An established abdominal wall multidisciplinary team improves patient care and aids surgical decision making with complex ventral hernia patients.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2024Article
- Is There a Clinical Benefit of Abdominal Binders After Abdominal Surgery: A Systematic Literature Review.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2024Review
- Giant thigh lipomas: from a case report to a guide for the surgical approach.Case reports in plastic surgery & hand surgery · 2024Article
- Review
- Midline incisional hernia guidelines: the European Hernia Society.The British journal of surgery · 2023Article
- A prospective multicentre study evaluating the outcomes of the abdominal wall dehiscence repair using posterior component separation with transversus abdominis muscle release reinforced by a retro-muscular mesh: filling a step.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeApplication of an abdominal binder is often part of a standard postoperative regimen after ventral hernia repair to reduce pain and seroma formation. However, there is lack of evidence of the clinical effects. The aim of the present study was to investigate the pain- and seroma-reducing effect of an abdominal binder in patients undergoing laparoscopic umbilical or epigastric hernia repair.
methodsBased on power analysis, a minimum of 54 patients undergoing laparoscopic umbilical and epigastric hernia repair were to be included. Patients were randomized to abdominal binders vs. no abdominal binders during the first postoperative week. Standardized surgical technique, anaesthesia, and analgesic regimens were used and study observers were blinded towards the intervention. Postoperative pain (visual analogue score) on day 1 was the primary outcome. In addition, ultrasonographic evaluation of seroma formation and several subjective patient-related parameters were registered. Furthermore, patients in the abdominal binder group were asked to rate benefits or discomforts of wearing the binder.
resultsData from 56 patients (abdominal binder, n = 28; no binder, n = 28) were available for analysis. No significant intergroup differences in postoperative pain or any of the other surgical outcomes, including seroma formation, were found. However, the abdominal binder group reported subjective beneficial effect of wearing the binder in 24 of the 28 patients (86%). No adverse effects of the abdominal binder were found.
conclusionsThere were no effects of an abdominal binder on pain, movement limitation, fatigue, seroma formation, general well-being, or quality of life. However, most patients claimed a subjective beneficial effect of using their abdominal binder.
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