complex abdominal wall reconstruction

Abstract Purpose Complex abdominal wall repair (CAWR) in a contaminated operative field is a challenge. Available literature regarding long-term outcomes of CAWR comprises studies that often have small numbers and heterogeneous patient populations. This study aims to assess long-term outcomes of modified-ventral hernia working group (VHWG) grade 3 repairs. Because the relevance of hernia recurrence […]

Abstract Background Short-term outcomes for patients undergoing contaminated complex abdominal wall reconstruction (CCAWR), including risk stratification, have not been studied in sufficiently high numbers. This study aims to develop and validate riskstratification models for Clavien–Dindo (CD) grade ≥ 3 complications in patients undergoing CCAWR. Methods A consecutive cohort of patients who underwent CCAWR in two