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
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