Clinical outcomes of open abdominal wall reconstruction with the use of a polypropylene reinforced tissue matrix: a multicenter retrospective study.

Allard S TimmerJeroen J M ClaessenIrene M Brouwer de KoningSuzanne M HaenenEric J T BeltAntonius J N M BastiaansenEmiel G G VerdaasdonkCarole P WolffenbuttelWilhelmina H SchreursWerner A DraaismaMarja A Boermeester

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

Polypropylene reinforced tissue matrix can withstand infectious complications and provides acceptable mid-term recurrence rates in this retrospective study on open complex abdominal wall reconstructions. Longer follow-up data from prospective studies are required to determine further risk of hernia recurrence.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
free survival
electronic health record
big data
tissue engineering
clinical trial
computed tomography
machine learning