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Changing Technique of Abdominal Wall Closure (PHACPA)

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Closure of Abdominal Wall
Interventions
Procedure: Short stitch
Registration Number
NCT02658955
Lead Sponsor
Hospital del Mar
Brief Summary

Implementing guidelines of EHS for abdominal wall closure in all specialities of a General Hospital. Migrating from large stitch technique to short stitch technique.

Detailed Description

Surgeons will receive instruction about new techniques of closure of the abdomen and will practice in models and receive a certification previously to implement in their surgical practice the new technique.

Results will be monitorised and compared with previous cohort of patients. A protocol of closure will be implemented. Patients without risk factors will receive a laparotomy closure with "short stitch" technique and patients with risk factor for developing incisional hernia or burst abdomen and aditional profilactic suprafascial mesh.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1164
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients operated on by laparotomy
Exclusion Criteria
  • Previous mesh
  • Concomitant hernia repair

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Short stitchShort stitchPatients in which abdominal wall is closed by short stitch technique
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incisional hernia and burst abdomen rateOne year

Analysis of the number of incisional hernia and burst abdomen after one year follow-up

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Rate of fulfillment of the protocolOne year

Analysis of results related with the fulfillment of the protocol

Mesh complications rateOne year

Analysis of mesh related complications in patients with a prophylactic mesh

Complication rateOne month

Analysis of complications related with the closure technique

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

José A. Pereira

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Barcelona, Spain

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