Factors related to successful mesh salvage with negative pressure wound therapy: a retrospective cohort study
Alejandro González-Muñoz, Juan Carlos Vallejo-Soto, Juan Diego Barragán-Pinilla, Antonio Pesce, Camilo Ramírez-Giraldo · 2024
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Description
Alejandro González-Muñoz and co-authors studied when suction therapy can save an infected surgical mesh instead of removing it. Mesh is often used to repair hernias, but infection can force a second operation to take it out. Suction therapy, which draws fluid from the wound under a sealed cover, offers a chance to keep the mesh in place.
The team reviewed 61 patients treated this way between 2018 and 2024. They checked patient traits, surgery details, and the germs found in each wound. The mesh was saved in about four of five cases. Smoking stood out as a strong sign of failure, raising the odds that the mesh had to go. The findings help surgeons judge who is likely to benefit.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Alejandro González-Muñoz, Juan Carlos Vallejo-Soto, Juan Diego Barragán-Pinilla, Antonio Pesce, Camilo Ramírez-Giraldo |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 19 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |