B C Perlmutter1, H Alkhatib1, A L Lightner2, A Fafaj1, S J Zolin1, C C Petro1, D M Krpata1, A S Prabhu1, S D Holubar2, M J Rosen3,4. 1. Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. 2. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. 3. Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. rosenm@ccf.org. 4. Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A-100, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA. rosenm@ccf.org.
Abstract
PURPOSE: While the use of synthetic mesh for incisional hernia repair reduces recurrence rates, little evidence exists regarding the impact of this practice on the disease burden of a Crohn's patient. We aimed to describe the post-operative outcomes and healthcare resource utilization following incisional hernia repair with synthetic mesh in patients with Crohn's disease. METHODS: A retrospective review of adult patients with Crohn's disease who underwent elective open incisional hernia repair with extra-peritoneal synthetic mesh from 2014 to 2018 at a single large academic hospital with surgeons specializing in hernia repair was conducted. Primary outcomes included 30-day post-operative complications and long-term rates of fistula formation and hernia recurrence. The secondary outcome compared healthcare resource utilization during a standardized fourteen-month period before and after hernia repair. RESULTS: Among the 40 patients included, six (15%) required readmission, 4 (10%) developed a surgical site occurrence, 3 (7.5%) developed a surgical site infection, and one (2.5%) required reoperation within the first 30 days. The overall median follow-up time was 42 months (IQR = 33-56), during which time one (2.5%) patient developed an enterocutaneous fistula and eight (20%) experienced hernia recurrence. Healthcare resource utilization remained unchanged or decreased across every category following repair. CONCLUSION: The use of extra-peritoneal synthetic mesh during incisional hernia repair in patients with Crohn's disease was not associated with a prohibitively high rate of post-operative complications or an increase in healthcare resource utilization to suggest worsening disease during the first 4 years after repair. Future studies exploring the long-term outcomes of this technique are needed.
PURPOSE: While the use of synthetic mesh for incisional hernia repair reduces recurrence rates, little evidence exists regarding the impact of this practice on the disease burden of a Crohn's patient. We aimed to describe the post-operative outcomes and healthcare resource utilization following incisional hernia repair with synthetic mesh in patients with Crohn's disease. METHODS: A retrospective review of adult patients with Crohn's disease who underwent elective open incisional hernia repair with extra-peritoneal synthetic mesh from 2014 to 2018 at a single large academic hospital with surgeons specializing in hernia repair was conducted. Primary outcomes included 30-day post-operative complications and long-term rates of fistula formation and hernia recurrence. The secondary outcome compared healthcare resource utilization during a standardized fourteen-month period before and after hernia repair. RESULTS: Among the 40 patients included, six (15%) required readmission, 4 (10%) developed a surgical site occurrence, 3 (7.5%) developed a surgical site infection, and one (2.5%) required reoperation within the first 30 days. The overall median follow-up time was 42 months (IQR = 33-56), during which time one (2.5%) patient developed an enterocutaneous fistula and eight (20%) experienced hernia recurrence. Healthcare resource utilization remained unchanged or decreased across every category following repair. CONCLUSION: The use of extra-peritoneal synthetic mesh during incisional hernia repair in patients with Crohn's disease was not associated with a prohibitively high rate of post-operative complications or an increase in healthcare resource utilization to suggest worsening disease during the first 4 years after repair. Future studies exploring the long-term outcomes of this technique are needed.
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