ArticleSurgical endoscopy2019
Increased incidence of surgical site infection with a body mass index ≥ 35 kg/m
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- Does BMI Impact Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Open Abdominal Wall Reconstruction? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.World journal of surgery · 2025Pooled it
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- SAGES colorectal and metabolic bariatric surgery committee joint task force call to action for synchronized severe obesity and colorectal cancer management.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Review
- Important issues on the prevention of surgical site infections and the management of prophylactic antibiotics.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2025Article
- Evaluation of the need for dosing adaptations in obese patients for surgical antibiotic prophylaxis: a model-based analysis of cefazolin pharmacokinetics.British journal of anaesthesia · 2025Article
- The effect of clinically significant weight loss prior to open ventral hernia repair.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- Management of abdominal wall hernias in patients with severe obesity.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Review
- Posterior component separation with TAR: lessons learned from our first consecutive 52 cases.Updates in surgery · 2023Article
- Body mass index and the risk of abdominal hernia: a Mendelian randomization study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Article
- Adjunct botox to preoperative progressive pneumoperitoneum for incisional hernia with loss of domain: no additional effect but may improve outcomes.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021Article
- The Association Between BMI and Mortality in Surgical Patients.World journal of surgery · 2021Article
- Recurrent incisional hernia repair: surgical outcomes in correlation with body-mass index.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021Article
- Evaluation of the use of component separation in elderly patients: results of a large cohort study with 30-day follow-up.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2020Article
- Goni Moreno progressive preoperative pneumoperitoneum for giant hernias: a monocentric retrospective study of 162 patients.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2020Article
- Botulinum Toxin in the Surgical Treatment of Complex Abdominal Hernias: A Surgical Anatomy Approach, Current Evidence and Outcomes.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Review
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Abstract
backgroundTo quantify the impact of body mass index (BMI) on surgical site infection (SSI) following abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR) using component separation techniques and attempt to identify obesity-related targets, such as BMI, that can be potentially used to guide preoperative patient optimization. Though AWR has established perioperative outcomes for hernia repair, the applicability in the obese population is not well established.
methodsThe 2005-2013 ACS-NSQIP participant use file was reviewed to compare SSI, severe, and overall morbidity in non-emergent AWR patients based on BMI. Multivariable logistic regression was used to control for patient demographics and comorbidities. Odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals were reported.
resultsWe identified 4488 patients. The average BMI was 32.76 ± 7.70 kg/m
conclusionThere is a significant increase in SSI and other perioperative complications in patients with a BMI ≥ 35 kg/m
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