Incidence and Risk Factors for Long-Term Mesh Explantation Due to Infection in over 100,000 Hernia Surgery Patients

We evaluated the incidence rate, patient factors, surgery risk factors, mesh characteristics, and microorganisms associated with mesh explanation due to infection within 5 years of index operation for a large cohort of abdominal and inguinal hernia surgery patients.

Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - February 14, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Radwan Dipp Ramos, William J. O ’Brien, Kalpana Gupta, Kamal MF. Itani Tags: New England Surgical Society Article Source Type: research