ArticleObesity surgery2015
Synchronous Ventral Hernia Repair in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The European Hernia Society Prehabilitation Project: a systematic review of patient prehabilitation prior to ventral hernia surgery.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2022Pooled it
- Diabetes and Risk of Surgical Site Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Infection control and hospital epidemiology · 2016Pooled it
- Hernia recurrence after concomitant laparoscopic ventral hernia repair using intraperitoneal biologic mesh: a retrospective analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Concurrent minimally invasive bariatric surgery and ventral hernia repair with mesh; Is it safe? Propensity score matching analysis using the 2015-2022 MBSAQIP database.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Scientific Evidence for the Updated Guidelines on Indications for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (IFSO/ASMBS).Obesity surgery · 2024Article
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- Management of abdominal wall hernias in patients with severe obesity.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Review
- Staged complex abdominal wall hernia repair in morbidly obese patients.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021Article
- Concomitant ventral hernia repair and bariatric surgery: a retrospective analysis from a UK-based bariatric center.Surgical endoscopy · 2019Review
- Outcomes of concomitant ventral hernia repair performed during bariatric surgery.Surgical endoscopy · 2017Article
- Best evidence topic: Should ventral hernia repair be performed at the same time as bariatric surgery?Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundObesity predisposes patients to abdominal wall hernias. Patients undergoing bariatric surgery are not uncommonly found to have ventral hernias. Synchronous ventral hernia repair (S-VHR) has been reported in 2-5% of patients undergoing bariatric surgery. Studies reporting on the outcomes of S-VHR are limited by sample size. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of S-VHR on surgical site infection (SSI) rate.
methodsThe American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) database from 2010 to 2011 was queried using Current Procedural Terminology codes for bariatric surgery. Data on patient demographics, comorbidities, procedural events, and postoperative occurrences were analyzed. Thirty-day mortality and morbidity were assessed. Comparisons between laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG) were performed.
resultsWe identified 17,117 patients who underwent RYGB or SG. S-VHR was performed in 503 (2.94%) patients. S-VHR was independently associated with SSI (odds ratios (OR) 1.65, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.06-2.58), but not overall morbidity (OR 1.33, 95% CI 0.96-1.86). Four hundred thirty-three patients with RYGB and 70 with SG had S-VHR. Serious morbidity (3.5 vs. 5.7%, p = 0.32) and overall morbidity (8.3 vs. 8.6%, p = 0.942) were similar. After controlling for baseline comorbidities, there was no significant effect of procedure type on SSI (OR 0.38, 95% CI 0.05-2.91).
conclusionsS-VHR is associated with an increase in SSI but not overall morbidity. There is no significant difference in the SSI rate between RYGB and SG. Larger studies are needed to definitively assess a potential difference in the wound infection rate between RYGB and SG.
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