Short Term Outcomes of Heavy-weight Versus Medium-weight Synthetic Mesh
Completed
- Conditions
- Hernia, VentralHernia Incisional
- Interventions
- Device: Medium weight or Heavy weight mesh
- Registration Number
- NCT06409091
- Lead Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
- Brief Summary
This study compares short term outcomes of patients undergoing a hernia repair with heavy weight mesh vs medium weight mesh in clean-contaminated and contaminated cases.
- Detailed Description
The Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative was queried for patients undergoing open retromuscular hernia repairs with both heavy weight polypropylene (PP) mesh and medium weight PP mesh in cases where there was clean-contaminated and contaminated surgeries. The short term outcomes were then evaluated including wound infections, readmissions, recurrences of the hernia, and quality of life scores.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1496
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients undergoing open ventral hernia repairs with synthetic mesh in contaminated and clean contaminated surgery
Exclusion Criteria
- Laparoscopic or robotic surgery
- clean cases or dirty cases
- pregnancy
- under age of 18
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Heavy Weight PP Mesh Medium weight or Heavy weight mesh Patients receiving heavy weight PP mesh in clean-contaminated and contaminated settings Medium weight PP mesh Medium weight or Heavy weight mesh Patients receiving medium weight PP mesh in clean-contaminated and contaminated settings
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Wound complications 30 days post op Wound complcations
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Readmissions 30 days post op readmission or ER visit after surgery
Reoperations 30 days post op Reoperation after surgery
Mesh removal 30 days post op mesh removal after surgery
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Cleveland Clinic
🇺🇸Cleveland, Ohio, United States