Preventing Hernias: Practical Methods to Apply to Your Practice Today
The aim of this session is to provide strategies for the practicing surgeon to reduce incisional hernia risk following elective and emergency operations. Specific topics will include prophylactic mesh use, stomal and port site hernia prevention, and hernias as they relate to metabolic surgery. At the conclusion of this session surgeons should be equipped to apply patient considerations and technical approaches to best prevent incisional hernias.
Objectives
- Understand and implement evidence-based techniques for fascial closure.
- Develop strategies to minimize incisional hernia development after an open abdomen.
- Understand the optimal timing and approach to hernias in bariatric patients.
- Understand the use of prophylactic mesh to prevent incisional and stomal site hernia.
Key Topics
Hernia, Bariatrics, Colorectal, Sustainability, Acute Care
Current Schedule
Speaker | Title | Date/Times |
---|---|---|
Abhishek Parmar [email protected] 4044570230 |
Chair | 18th April, 2024 - |
Eva Deerenberg [email protected] +31624651629 |
Co-Chair | 18th April, 2024 - |
Eva Deerenberg [email protected] +31624651629 |
Foundational Techniques in Incisional Hernia Prevention - Small Bites, Modern Knots and More! | 18th April, 2024 11:00 am - 11:12 am |
William Hope [email protected] (910)465-6679 |
Open Abdomen Management to Prevent Incisional Hernia | 18th April, 2024 11:12 am - 11:24 am |
Omar Ghanem [email protected] 4437214061 |
Preventing and Managing Hernias in Bariatric Patients | 18th April, 2024 11:24 am - 11:36 am |
Jenny Shao [email protected] 260-416-2390 |
Mesh for Hernia Prevention | 18th April, 2024 11:36 am - 11:48 am |
All Panelists |
Q&A | 18th April, 2024 11:48 am - 12:00 pm |