Aymen H. Sadaka , William J. O'Brien , Kamal M.F. Itani
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The interplay of surgeon judgment and available evidence in the long-term outcome of ventral hernia repair
Background
Since 2011, the New England VA Hernia Registry (NEVAHR) prospectively collected operative details of ventral hernia repairs (VHRs) from 5 VA medical centers. This study aims to determine factors associated with recurrence.
Methods
Recurrence and surgical site occurrences (SSO) were directly identified via clinical and operative notes and/or imaging. Analysis was conducted via logistical regression.
Results
There were 681 VHRs. Mesh was used in 589 (86.5 %) repairs and was associated with larger average defect sizes (p < 0.001) and incisional hernias (p = 0.007). There were 117 (19.9 %) recurrences among mesh repairs and 22 (23.9 %) among suture repairs (p = 0.033). Among mesh repairs, recurrence was associated with higher BMI (p = 0.009), smoking (p = 0.012), parastomal and subcostal hernias (p = 0.003; p = 0.042), SSOs (p = 0.009), laparoscopy (p = 0.042), and smaller mesh-fascia overlap (p = 0.039). No factors associated with recurrence among suture repairs.
Conclusion
Despite proper decision-making by NEVAHR surgeons, suture repair underperforms for hernias >2 cm. Utility of suture repair for defects <2 cm requires more investigation.
期刊介绍:
The American Journal of Surgery® is a peer-reviewed journal designed for the general surgeon who performs abdominal, cancer, vascular, head and neck, breast, colorectal, and other forms of surgery. AJS is the official journal of 7 major surgical societies* and publishes their official papers as well as independently submitted clinical studies, editorials, reviews, brief reports, correspondence and book reviews.