Surgical site occurrence after prophylactic use of mesh for prevention of incisional hernia in midline laparotomy: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

Prevention of incisional hernia with a reinforced tension line (RTL) versus primary suture only in midline laparotomies: 3-year follow-up in a randomized clinical trial

(2021) E. E. Lozada-Hernández et al.   Hernia

Prophylactic Onlay Mesh Repair (POMR) Versus Primary Suture Repair (PSR) for Prevention of Incisional Hernia (IH) After Abdominal Wall Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

(2021) Maha Awaiz Hassan et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY

The number needed to treat for net effect (NNTnet) as a metric for measuring combined benefits and harms

(2020) Guowei Li et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Recurrent incisional hernia repair: surgical outcomes in correlation with body-mass index

(2020) L. van Silfhout et al.   Hernia

Prophylactic Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh Following Midline Laparotomy—Long-Term Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial

(2019) Philippe M. Glauser et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Hernia prevention: practice patterns and surgeons’ attitudes about abdominal wall closure and the use of prophylactic mesh

(2019) J. P. Fischer et al.   Hernia

Safety and efficacy of prophylactic resorbable biosynthetic mesh following midline laparotomy in clean/contemned field: preliminary results of a randomized double blind prospective trial

(2019) F. Pizza et al.   Hernia

A call for standardization of wound events reporting following ventral hernia repair

(2018) I. N. Haskins et al.   Hernia

Contemporary concepts in hernia prevention: Selected proceedings from the 2017 International Symposium on Prevention of Incisional Hernias

(2018) Hobart W. Harris et al.   SURGERY

SSI, SSO, SSE, SSOPI: the elusive language of complications in hernia surgery

(2018) J. DeBord et al.   Hernia

Effectiveness of Prophylactic Intraperitoneal Mesh Implantation for Prevention of Incisional Hernia in Patients Undergoing Open Abdominal Surgery

(2018) Andreas Kohler et al.   JAMA Surgery

Meta-analysis of randomised trials comparing the use of prophylactic mesh to standard midline closure in the reduction of incisional herniae

(2017) R. Payne et al.   Hernia

Mesh reinforcement for the prevention of incisional hernia formation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

(2017) Xi-Chen Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH

Prevention of incisional hernia with prophylactic onlay and sublay mesh reinforcement versus primary suture only in midline laparotomies (PRIMA): 2-year follow-up of a multicentre, double-blind, randomised controlled trial

(2017) An P Jairam et al.   LANCET

Does prophylactic mesh placement in elective, midline laparotomy reduce the incidence of incisional hernia? A systematic review and meta-analysis

(2017) Zachary M. Borab et al.   SURGERY

Prevention of Incisional Hernias by Prophylactic Mesh-augmented Reinforcement of Midline Laparotomies for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Treatment

(2016) Filip E. Muysoms et al.   ANNALS OF SURGERY

Randomized Controlled Trial of the Use of a Large-pore Polypropylene Mesh to Prevent Incisional Hernia in Colorectal Surgery

(2015) Miguel Ángel García-Ureña et al.   ANNALS OF SURGERY

European Hernia Society guidelines on the closure of abdominal wall incisions

(2015) F. E. Muysoms et al.   Hernia

Small bites versus large bites for closure of abdominal midline incisions (STITCH): a double-blind, multicentre, randomised controlled trial

(2015) Eva B Deerenberg et al.   LANCET

A comparative study of sutured versus bovine pericardium mesh abdominal closure after open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

(2014) C. Bali et al.   Hernia

A prospective, randomized, multicenter trial of Surgisis Gold, a biologic prosthetic, as a sublay reinforcement of the fascial closure after open bariatric surgery

(2014) Michael G. Sarr et al.   SURGERY

Prevention of Incisional Hernia in Midline Laparotomy with an Onlay Mesh: A Randomized Clinical Trial

(2014) A. Caro-Tarrago et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Surveillance of surgical site infection: more accurate definitions and intensive recording needed

(2013) D. Leaper et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Prophylactic Preperitoneal Mesh Placement in Open Bariatric Surgery: a Guard Against Incisional Hernia Development

(2013) Mohammad Hamdy Abo-Ryia et al.   OBESITY SURGERY

Evaluation of high-risk, comorbid patients undergoing open ventral hernia repair with synthetic mesh

(2012) David M. Krpata et al.   SURGERY

Epidemiology and cost of ventral hernia repair: making the case for hernia research

(2011) B. K. Poulose et al.   Hernia

Randomized clinical trial of mesh versus sutured wound closure after open abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery

(2010) P. M. Bevis et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Incisional ventral hernias: Review of the literature and recommendations regarding the grading and technique of repair

(2010) Karl Breuing et al.   SURGERY

Prophylactic prosthetic reinforcement of midline abdominal incisions in high-risk patients

(2009) O. H. El-Khadrawy et al.   Hernia

Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement

(2009) David Moher et al.   PLOS MEDICINE