Nathan W Kugler1, Melanie Bobbs2, Travis Webb2, Thomas W Carver2, David Milia2, Jasmeet S Paul2. 1. Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Electronic address: nkugler@mcw.edu. 2. Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The Modified Hernia Grading System (MHGS) was developed to risk stratify complex ventral hernia repairs (VHRs). MHGS grade 3 patients have mesh infections, dirty or contaminated fields, and/or violation of the alimentary tract. Reported surgical site infection (SSI) rates are over 40% after single-stage VHR in contaminated fields. In an attempt to decrease the SSI rate in MHGS grade 3 patients, we developed a dual-stage VHR (DSVHR) approach. METHODS: We reviewed adult general surgery patients undergoing DSVHR between January 2010 and June 2014. All patients were MHGS grade 3. Primary end point was 30-d superficial and deep SSI. Secondary end points included other surgical site occurrences, 6-mo recurrence, and mesh excision rates. RESULTS: Fifteen patients underwent DSVHR. Mean age was 56 y, and median body mass index was 38.3 kg/m(2). Operative indication included enterocutaneous fistulas (ECF; n = 6), ECF with infected mesh (n = 2), infected mesh (n = 2), and VHR requiring bowel resection (n = 5). Thirty-one operative procedures were performed with median of 2.5 d between procedures. Fascial closure was re-established in 12 patients; five patients had underlay biologic mesh placement; seven underwent component separation with retrorectus mesh placement (synthetic [n = 2], biologic [n = 5]). The remaining patients underwent bridging repair with biologic mesh. One patient developed a recurrence after 6 mo, whereas a single patient had a recurrence of their ECF. Four (27%) patients developed a SSI, with an additional four (27%) experiencing a surgical site occurrence. There were no postoperative mesh infections. CONCLUSIONS: DSVHR in MHGS grade 3 patients is associated with a lower SSI rate than previously reported for those undergoing single-stage repairs.
BACKGROUND: The Modified Hernia Grading System (MHGS) was developed to risk stratify complex ventral hernia repairs (VHRs). MHGS grade 3 patients have mesh infections, dirty or contaminated fields, and/or violation of the alimentary tract. Reported surgical site infection (SSI) rates are over 40% after single-stage VHR in contaminated fields. In an attempt to decrease the SSI rate in MHGS grade 3 patients, we developed a dual-stage VHR (DSVHR) approach. METHODS: We reviewed adult general surgery patients undergoing DSVHR between January 2010 and June 2014. All patients were MHGS grade 3. Primary end point was 30-d superficial and deep SSI. Secondary end points included other surgical site occurrences, 6-mo recurrence, and mesh excision rates. RESULTS: Fifteen patients underwent DSVHR. Mean age was 56 y, and median body mass index was 38.3 kg/m(2). Operative indication included enterocutaneous fistulas (ECF; n = 6), ECF with infected mesh (n = 2), infected mesh (n = 2), and VHR requiring bowel resection (n = 5). Thirty-one operative procedures were performed with median of 2.5 d between procedures. Fascial closure was re-established in 12 patients; five patients had underlay biologic mesh placement; seven underwent component separation with retrorectus mesh placement (synthetic [n = 2], biologic [n = 5]). The remaining patients underwent bridging repair with biologic mesh. One patient developed a recurrence after 6 mo, whereas a single patient had a recurrence of their ECF. Four (27%) patients developed a SSI, with an additional four (27%) experiencing a surgical site occurrence. There were no postoperative mesh infections. CONCLUSIONS: DSVHR in MHGS grade 3 patients is associated with a lower SSI rate than previously reported for those undergoing single-stage repairs.
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