ALLMedicine™ Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Center

Mar 18th, 2023 - Abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR) is an emerging subspecialty within general surgery. The practice of multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings to aid decision making and improve patient care has been demonstrated, with widespread acceptance. This s...

Mar 16th, 2023 - IEHS Guidelines on Laparoscopic Treatment of Ventral/Incisional Abdominal Hernia In July 2019, the International Endohernia Society (IEHS) published updated guidelines regarding laparoscopic treatment of ventral and incisional abdominal wall herni...

Mar 9th, 2023 - Patients often need admission at an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), immediately after complex abdominal wall reconstruction (CAWR). Lack of ICU resources requires adequate patient selection for a planned postoperative ICU admission. Risk stratification...

Feb 27th, 2023 - Introduction Incisional hernia is the most common long-term complication following abdominal surgery with an estimated incidence of 10.3% within 24 months. Large incisional hernias are associated with patient discomfort, reduced quality of life an...

Feb 24th, 2023 - Discussion: Abdominal Wall Reconstruction with Retrorectus Self-Adhering Mesh: A Single-Center Long-Term Follow-up.|2023|Hassan AM,Butler CE,|surgery,surgery,

Feb 27th, 2023 - Introduction Incisional hernia is the most common long-term complication following abdominal surgery with an estimated incidence of 10.3% within 24 months. Large incisional hernias are associated with patient discomfort, reduced quality of life an...

Feb 15th, 2023 - Large abdominal wall hernias are surgically challenging to repair and often associated with significant postoperative complications. Risk factors associated with surgical site complications, such as infection and wound dehiscence, include obesity,...

Feb 3rd, 2023 - Complex abdominal wall reconstructions utilize advanced techniques that include, but are not limited to, component separation, modified component separation, and free tissue flap reconstruction. Data suggests that recurrence rates are lowered with...

Feb 1st, 2023 - Restoring the physiologic tension of the abdominal wall is a key concept in abdominal wall reconstruction. Yet little is known quantitatively about the normal tension of the abdominal wall. To better understand the ideal tension for abdominal wall...

Jan 20th, 2023 - Surgical site occurrences (SSOs) are a common complication of complex abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR), with rates ranging from 29-63.6%. Contributors to the high rates include: 1) comorbidities in this patient population such as; obesity, diab...

Nov 7th, 2018 - BOSTON – Deep surgical site infections after retrorectus ventral hernia repair do not necessarily require mesh excision, according to Cleveland Clinic investigators. Dr.

May 30th, 2018 - A new protocol cut venous thromboembolism events by almost half in patients who underwent major abdominal wall reconstruction, according to a recent analysis. Why is the attrition rate for general surgery residents so high? It's possible that resi...

May 29th, 2018 - Sarcopenia was not associated with increased complications or recurrence in patients who had ventral hernia repair, according to findings from a prospective, single-institution study. Steve R.

Jun 19th, 2016 - Readmissions within 90 days occurred in 16% of the control group and 4% of the ERAS group – a significant difference. There were four surgical site complications in the control group and three in the ERAS group.