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ArticleHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2020

Emergency repair of complicated abdominal wall hernias: WSES guidelines.

B De Simone, A Birindelli, L Ansaloni, M Sartelli, F Coccolini, S Di Saverio, V Annessi, F Amico, F Catena

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Article in Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

B De SimoneOperative Unit of General Surgery, Azienda USL IRCCS Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy. desimone.belinda@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7956-3097
A BirindelliGeneral Surgery Department, Lugano Hospital, Lugano, Switzerland.
L AnsaloniDepartment of Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy.
M SartelliGeneral Surgery Department, Macerata Hospital, Macerata, Italy.
F CoccoliniDepartment of Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy.
S Di SaverioDepartment of Surgery, University Addenbrooke Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
V AnnessiOperative Unit of General Surgery, Azienda USL IRCCS Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
F AmicoDepartment of General and Emergency Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, New Castle, Australia.
F CatenaEmergency and Trauma Surgery Department, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy.
Azienda Sanitaria Unità Locale di Reggio Emilia · ITOspedale “M. Bufalini” di Cesena · ITAddenbrooke's Hospital · GBJohn Hunter Hospital · AUOspedale di MacerataOspedale regionale di Lugano · CHUniversity of Parma · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeIn July 2013, the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) held the first Consensus Conference on emergency repair of abdominal wall hernias in adult patients with the intention of producing evidence-based guidelines to assist surgeons in the management of complicated abdominal wall hernias. Guidelines were updated in 2017 in keeping with varying clinical practice: benefits resulting from the increased use of biological prosthesis in the emergency setting were highlighted, as previously published in the World Journal of Emergency Surgery. This executive summary is intended to consolidate knowledge on the emergency management of complicated hernias by providing the broad readership with a practical and concise version of the original guidelines.

methodsThis executive manuscript summarizes the WSES guidelines reporting on the emergency management of complicated abdominal wall hernias; statements are highlighted focusing the readers' attention on the main concepts presented in the original guidelines.

conclusionsEmergency repair of complicated abdominal hernias remains one of the most common and challenging surgical emergencies worldwide. WSES aims to provide an essential version of the evidence-based guidelines focusing on the timing of intervention, laparoscopic approach, surgical repair following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) wound classification, antimicrobial prophylaxis and anesthesia in the emergency setting.

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Practice Guidelines as TopicAbdominal WallAdultEmergenciesFemaleHernia, AbdominalHerniorrhaphyHumansMaleSurgical MeshSurgical WoundAbdominal herniaBiological meshEmergency surgeryHernia repairIncarcerated herniaStrangulated hernia

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