SynthesisThe American surgeon2019
Use of Prolonged Prophylactic Antibiotics with Closed Suction Drains in Ventral Abdominal Hernia Repair.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- From preoperative to postoperative: gender differences in elective ventral hernia repair.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- 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
- Drain versus no drain in elective open incisional hernia operations: a registry-based analysis with 39,523 patients.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- Do surgical drains reduce surgical site occurrence and infection after incisional hernia repair with sublay mesh? A non-randomised pilot study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Article
- Drain tube use in incisional hernia repair: a national survey.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021Article
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Abstract
Closed suction drains (CSD) are commonly used in ventral hernia repair (VHR), with or without prolonged postoperative prophylactic antibiotics (PPA) for the duration of their use. We examine the evidence that PPA with CSD reduce surgical site infection (SSI) in patients undergoing VHR. We also examine the evidence assessing the association between SSI and CSD in VHR. A systematic review of PubMed, CIHNL, and Cochrane databases was performed to identify studies analyzing rates of SSI with CSD in patients undergoing abdominal VHR and related procedures with or without the concomitant use of PPA. The primary outcome was the rate of SSI. Five studies totaling 772 patients were identified, 525 patients were confirmed to have CSD, and 434 patients received prolonged antibiotics while drains were in place. PPA had no significant effect on SSI in two studies and were associated with decreased SSI in one study (Odds ratio 0.235, 95% confidence interval 0.090-0.617,
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