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ArticleProceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center)2025

Wound complications in liver transplantation: effect of incision type and suture material.

Tommy Wright, Timothy Kouo, Gregory J McKenna, Hoylan Fernandez, Giovanna Saracino, Richard Ruiz

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Article in Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Tommy WrightSimmons Transplant Institute, Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
Timothy KouoSimmons Transplant Institute, Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
Gregory J McKennaSimmons Transplant Institute, Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
Hoylan FernandezSimmons Transplant Institute, Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
Giovanna SaracinoSimmons Transplant Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Richard RuizSimmons Transplant Institute, Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5561-518X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The superiority of incision type in liver transplant has yet to be clearly established. Methods: In this study, we reviewed all liver-only transplant recipients at the Simmons Transplant Institute from 2012 to 2018 and divided them based on two incision types: Mercedes (M) and hockey stick (HS). Results: A total of 765 patients met inclusion criteria: 278 had an M incision (36%) and 487 had an HS incision (64%). There was no difference between groups based on sex, age, body mass index, presence of ascites pretransplant, and prior open abdominal surgeries. After transplant, the incidence of fascial dehiscence and subsequent incisional hernia repairs between groups was the same. However, patients with an M incision had more wound infections (4.3% vs 1.2%, Conclusion: Our results indicate that M incisions require greater postoperative wound care.

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Herniahockey stick incisionliver transplantationMercedes incisionwound care

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PMID41341086
PMCPMC12671509

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