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Midline laparotomy closure with a 4:1 suture

 

Presented by William W Hope at the The Devil is in the Details Session: Technical Tips from the Masters – Ventral Hernia held during the 2017 SAGES Annual Meeting in Houston, TX on Wednesday, March 22, 2017


Keyword(s): absorbable suture, BMI, body mass index, European, guidelines, hernia disease, hernia repair, hernia research, incision, incisional hernia, laparoscopy, Masters, mesh, mesh infection, midline laparotomy, monofilament, multicenter trial, Netherlands, prevention, primary suture, randomized control trial, RCT, recurrence, reoperation, self-locking knots, single incsion surgery, technical tips, trocar, umbilical hernia, ventral hernia, wound infection, wound length ratio

Citation–33 sec Lancet 2004

Prevention–1:13

Outcomes–1:30 Ann Surg 2004

Ann Surg 2003

JACS 2015

Laparotomy closure–2:44

Evidence–3:09 Arch Surg 2009

Wound closure recommendations–4:16 Lancet 2015

EHS Guidelines–5:14 Hernia 2015

How do we improve?–6:06

Wound measurement video clip–7:10

Conclusion–7:53

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Uploaded on
03/22/2017
Learning Themes
Hernia
Sources
2017 Annual Meeting
Masters Level
100
Video Authors
Hope W
Video Institutions
New Hanover Regional Medical Center--Wilmington NC


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