Systematic Review and Meta-Regression of Factors Affecting Midline Incisional Hernia Rates: Analysis of 14 618 Patients

C. Bosanquet, David; Ansell, James; Abdelrahman, Tarig; Cornish, Julie; Harries, Rhiannon; Stimpson, Amy; Davies, Llion; Glasbey, James; A. Frewer, Kathryn; Frewer, Natasha; Russell, Daphne; Russell, Ian; Torkington, Jared

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0138745

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Systematic Review and Meta-Regression of Factors Affecting Midline Incisional Hernia Rates: Analysis of 14 618 Patients

Published in PLoS ONE • Sep 21, 2015

Authors:

David C. Bosanquet

James Ansell

Tarig Abdelrahman

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The incidence of incisional hernias (IHs) following midline abdominal incisions is difficult to estimate. Furthermore recent analyses have reported inconsistent findings on the superiority of absorbable versus non-absorbable sutures. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the mean IH rate following midl...

Subject

Medicine

Incisional hernia

Surgery

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