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ArticleHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2018

A call for standardization of wound events reporting following ventral hernia repair.

I N Haskins, C M Horne, D M Krpata, A S Prabhu, L Tastaldi, Arielle J Perez, S Rosenblatt, B K Poulose, M J Rosen

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Article in Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 90 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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90citing papers in PubMed, 8 pooled it
15.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05061264 nacompletednot on this map

Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction With Polyvinylidene (PVDF) Mesh in the Setting of Active Infection: a Prospective Case-control Series.

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of Sao Paulo General HospitalRan2016 to 2021Enrolled76ConditionsAbdominal Wall Defect, Abdominal Wall Hernia, Abdominal Wall Infection, Abdominal Wall FistulaArmsAbdominal wall reconstruction
NCT05205213 completednot on this map

Stepwise for the Treatment of Lateral Incisional Hernias

TypeobservationalSponsorHenares University HospitalRan2012 to 2021Enrolled61ConditionsIncisional Hernia, Abdominal Wall Defect, Abdominal Wall Hernia, HerniaArmsSurgical Technique (lateral retromuscular preperitoneal)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

90 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 155 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The impact of smoking on ventral and inguinal hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024
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  20. Combining Abdominal Hernia Repair With Abdominoplasty-Is it Safe?Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

I N HaskinsDepartment of General Surgery, Comprehensive Hernia Center, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA. ihaskins@gwu.edu.
C M HorneDepartment of General Surgery, Comprehensive Hernia Center, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA.
D M KrpataDepartment of General Surgery, Comprehensive Hernia Center, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA.
A S PrabhuDepartment of General Surgery, Comprehensive Hernia Center, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA.
L TastaldiDepartment of General Surgery, Comprehensive Hernia Center, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Arielle J PerezDepartment of General Surgery, Comprehensive Hernia Center, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA.
S RosenblattDepartment of General Surgery, Comprehensive Hernia Center, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA.
B K PouloseDepartment of Surgery, The Vanderbilt Hernia Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
M J RosenDepartment of General Surgery, Comprehensive Hernia Center, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Hernia Center · USCleveland Clinic · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPostoperative wound events following ventral hernia repair are an important outcome measure. While efforts have been made by hernia surgeons to identify and address risk factors for postoperative wound events following VHR, the definition of these events lacks standardization. Therefore, the purpose of our study was to detail the variability of wound event definitions in recent ventral hernia literature and to propose standardized definitions for postoperative wound events following VHR.

methodsThe top 50 cited ventral hernia, peer-reviewed publications from 1995 through 2015 were identified using the search engine Google Scholar. The definition of wound event used and the incidence of postoperative wound events was recorded for each article. The number of articles that used a standardized definition for surgical site infection (SSI), surgical site occurrence (SSO), or surgical site occurrence requiring procedural intervention (SSOPI) was also identified.

resultsOf the 50 papers evaluated, only nine (18%) used a standardized definition for SSI, SSO, or SSOPI. The papers that used standardized definitions had a smaller variability in the incidence of wound events when compared to one another and their reported rates were more consistent with recently published ventral hernia repair literature.

conclusionPostoperative wound events following VHR are intimately associated with patient quality of life and long-term hernia repair durability. Standardization of the definition of postoperative wound events to include SSI, SSO, and SSOPI following VHR will improve the ability of hernia surgeons to make evidence-based decisions regarding the management of ventral hernias.

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Postoperative ComplicationsTerminology as TopicHernia, VentralHumansReoperationSurgical Wound InfectionMorbiditySurgical site infectionSurgical site occurrenceSurgical site occurrence requiring procedural interventionVentral hernia repairWound event

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PMID29429064
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