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Use of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) meshes for ventral hernia repair in emergency surgery

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Purpose

The implantation of non-absorbable meshes is the gold standard technique for ventral hernia (VH) repairs. However, emergency surgeries are often related to contaminated/infected fields, where the implantation of prosthetic materials may not be recommendable. Our aim was to evaluate the results of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) meshes used for contaminated and/or complicated VH repairs in the acute setting.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients with VH who underwent emergency surgery involving PVDF meshes, in a tertiary hospital (from November 2013 to September 2019). We analyzed postoperative complications and 1-year recurrence rates. We evaluated the relationships between contamination grade, mesh placement, infectious complications, and recurrences.

Results

We gathered data on 123 patients; their mean age was 62.3 years, their mean BMI was 31.1 kg/m2, and their mean CeDAR index was 51.6. 96.4% of patients had a grade 2–3 ventral hernia according to the Rosen index. The mean defect width was 8 cm (IQR 2–18). 93 cases (75.6%) were described as contaminated or dirty surgeries. A PVDF mesh was placed using an IPOM technique in 56.3% of cases, and via interposition location in 39.9%. The one-month recurrence rate was 5.7% and recurrence after one year was 19.1%. The overall mortality rate was 27.6%. Risk of recurrence was related to patients with a Rosen score over 2 (p < 0.001), as well as with postoperative SSI (p = 0.045). Higher recurrence rates were not related to PVDF mesh placement.

Conclusion

The use of PVDF meshes for emergency VH repairs in contaminated surgeries seems safe and useful, with reasonable recurrence rates, and acceptable infectious complication rates, similar to those published in the literature.

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Sánchez-Arteaga, A., Tallón-Aguilar, L., Tinoco-González, J. et al. Use of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) meshes for ventral hernia repair in emergency surgery. Hernia 25, 99–106 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-020-02209-3

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