Validation of ventral hernia risk score in predicting surgical site infections.

S AshuvanthAmaranathan AnandhiS Sureshkumar

Published in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2022)

Our study externally validates the novel VHRS which outperforms both CDC incision class and VHWG in predicting SSI following open ventral hernia repair, especially in a group with lower BMI compared to the previous reports. Trial registration No CTRI/2020/07/026289 registered on 01/07/2020.

Keyphrases

spinal cord
deep brain stimulation
body mass index
clinical trial
study protocol
phase iii
surgical site infection
emergency department
spinal cord injury
weight gain
open label
drug induced