Preventing Postoperative Seroma formation in Abdominal wall Hernia by Intraoperative Hypertonic Saline Irrigation, early Report

Seroma formation (SF) is a common post-operative complication of many operations [1]. Extensive dissection area resulting in a big dead space predispose the accumulation of fluid and the formation of a postoperative seroma and is one of the greatest risk factors for its formation. The larger the surgical intervention, the more likely it is that seromas appear. Plastic and Reconstructive surgeons use techniques like extensive dissecting, development and reposition of myo/fascio/cutaneous flaps and harvesting tissues in order to reallocate them to another area in the body, often leaving a dead space behind them. Therefore, seromas are particularly common after reconstructive surgeries.