Are Drains necessary for mesh-augmented hernioplasty?

Not Applicable

• Conditions: K43; T81.4; Ventral hernia; Infection following a procedure, not elsewhere classified

• Registration Number: DRKS00008956
• Lead Sponsor: Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und ThoraxchirurgieMarienhospital Stuttgart

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-07-24
• Study Completion: 2018-04-30
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 42

Inclusion Criteria

ventral hernia with a diameter of maximal 4cm, planned mesh-augmented hernioplasty in sublay-technique

Exclusion Criteria

Refusal, coagulopathy, necessity of musculo-fascial mobilisation after Ramirez

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Volume of fluid collection in the rectal sheath, sonographically measured at postoperative days 15 and 30.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
length os hospital stay, unplanned readmission, reoperation, length of inability to work, pain (VAS-score), Mesh-associated complication (Dindo-Clavien classification)