ong-term follow-up of complex abdominal wall repair

Completed

• Conditions: abdominal wall hernia; hernia; 10000073

• Registration Number: NL-OMON43039
• Lead Sponsor: AMC, afdeling chirurgie

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 23 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

- Complex abdominal wall repair in Academic Medical Center Amsterdam or St Marks Hospital London between 2004-2015
- Midline incison
- VHWG grade 3 of 4, modified VHWG grade 3

Exclusion Criteria

- < 19 years old
- emergency procedure
- parastomal, lumbar, lateral and subcostal hernia
- multiple staged procedure
- patients undergoing enterocutaneous fistula repair without concomitant abdominal wall defect reconstruction

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational non invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Hernia recurrence</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>1. Short-term: Post-operative wound complications, intra-abdominal<br /><br>complications, medical complications, length of hospital stay, re-operations,<br /><br>emergency department visits, re-admissions and short-term mortality.<br /><br>2. Long-term: Bulging, hernia recurrence, occurrence of a parastomal hernia,<br /><br>fistula formation (recurrence), re-operation for recurrence, scar assessment,<br /><br>patient satisfaction and long-term mortality.</p><br>