Comparison of Sample Characteristics Between the Subjects Who Received Strattice Mesh for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction at Westchester Medical Center vs Americas Hernia Society Quality Collaborative (AHSQC) Registry Dataset

Abdominal wall defects or hernias are commonly seen after open surgery performed electively or under emergent conditions. During the last decade numerous advances have been made in the management of patients with abdominal wall defects. These defects are repaired by various surgical techniques including mesh repair (synthetic vs. biologic), primary repair, etc. However, the outcomes of patients after these injuries are highly variable and many of these patients suffer from in-hospital complications, mesh infections requiring explantation, and recurrence. Various factors play a role in the final outcome of the patient. These include factors associated with the reasons for initial surgery or disease (trauma or emergency general surgery), patient demographics (age, gender, co-morbidities), preoperative features (hemoglobin and other biochemical indicators, surgical technique used during the repair and use of repair (onlay, inlay, retro rectus) and the types of mesh used.

Study Design Two different datasets from Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved studies L#12,083 and L#12,086 will be used to compare the sample characteristics between subjects who received Strattice mesh for abdominal wall reconstruction at Westchester Medical Center and Americas Hernia Society Quality Collaborative (AHSQC) registry.

Primary Objective: To determine the degree to which our sample of Strattice® recipients resemble AHSQC Strattice® recipients.

Study Summary:

This study involves two different datasets from our existing studies L#12083 and L#12,086 which are approved by New York Medical College, IRB on 6/14/2017and 7/7/2017 respectively.