ArticleHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2022
Comparison of postoperative infection after emergency inguinal hernia surgery with enterectomy between mesh repair and non-mesh repair: a national database analysis.
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- Surgical management of incarcerated and strangulated inguinal hernias requiring urgent surgical intervention: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.The journal of trauma and acute care surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Mesh versus non-mesh for emergency groin hernia repair.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
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- Laparoscopic-enhanced recovery after surgery protocol for incarcerated inguinal hernia: a paradigm shift toward precision emergency herniology.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Potentiality of Antibacterial Gels for the Prophylactic Coating of Hernia Repair Prosthetic Materials.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Assessing the Safety of Mesh Repair in Strangulated Groin Hernias: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cureus · 2024Review
- Suture repair versus mesh repair in elderly populations with incarcerated or strangulated groin hernia.Updates in surgery · 2024Article
- Management of groin hernias in emergency setting: differences in indications and outcomes between laparoscopic and open approach. A single-center retrospective experience.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Article
- The "Little-Old-Lady's Hernia", Obturator Hernia: A Case Report and Literature Review.Case reports in surgery · 2024Article
- The Association of Polish Surgeons (APS) clinical guidelines for the use of laparoscopy in the management of abdominal emergencies. Part I.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2023Article
- Comparison of bleeding following gastrointestinal endoscopic biopsy in patients treated with and without direct oral anticoagulants.Endoscopy international open · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeSynthetic non-absorbable mesh is used for elective inguinal hernia repair but is not commonly used for incarcerated or strangulated inguinal hernia requiring enterectomy to reduce the risk of surgical-site infection. This study aimed to evaluate the safety of synthetic non-absorbable mesh repair in patients with incarcerated or strangulated inguinal hernia requiring enterectomy versus non-mesh repair.
methodsWe analyzed patients with incarcerated or strangulated inguinal hernia with enterectomy from April 2012 to March 2017 using a nationwide inpatient database in Japan. We conducted overlap propensity score-weighted analyses to compare surgical-site infection (SSI), duration of anesthesia, antibiotic use at > 3 days after surgery, postoperative hospital stay, and 30 day readmission. Two sensitivity analyses were performed. First, we compared the proportions of patients requiring wound culture at ≥ 3 days after surgery. Second, we performed overlap propensity score-weighted logistic regression analyses for surgical-site infection.
resultsWe identified 668 eligible patients, comprising 223 patients with mesh repair and 445 with non-mesh repair. Overlap propensity score-weighted analyses showed no significant differences between the mesh repair and non-mesh repair groups for SSI (2.5 vs. 2.8%, P = 0.79). Secondary outcomes did not differ significantly between the groups. Proportion of wound culture at ≥ 3 days after surgery was similar in the two groups (11.1 vs. 14.6%, P = 0.18). Logistic regression analysis showed no significant association between mesh repair and SSI (odds ratio, 0.93; 95% confidence interval, 0.34-2.57).
conclusionSynthetic non-absorbable mesh use may be safe for incarcerated or strangulated inguinal hernia requiring enterectomy.
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