Incisional Hernia-A Comprehensive Study of Patients Admitted in Sree Balaji Medical College Hospital

Audipudi Venkata Ajit and Gopalsamy Santhanam Prabudoss^*

^*Correspondence: Gopalsamy Santhanam Prabudoss, India,

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Introduction

Materials and Methods

Study design

Patients reported to have incisional hernia were taken for the study. Details of the present surgery, onset of hernia, site of incisional hernia, method of repair, recurrence were studied.

Results

From our study it was observed that incisional hernia was more common in female (92%), age of 40-50, this was high due to caesarean sections at younger ages. Also, emergency cases were also the reason.

The predisposing factors were prolonged hospital stay, pulmonary infections, cough breathlessness.

It was also observed that the onset time was within six months of previous surgery (56%). the different type of incision is depicted in Figure 1 below.

Figure 1: Types of incisions.

It was also found that mesh method of repair system was predominantly being done and only 18% of the patients developed post-operative complaints (Figure 2).

Figure 2: Complications.

Discussion

From this study it was found that the main reason for the condition is due to sterilization surgeries and 9 on 50 patients were obese as compared to a previous study confirming the more prevalence in obese patients. Lower midline incision was more common when compared to the other type. The choice of repair mechanism was depending mainly on the size of the hernia and general condition. In fact, many did well after the surgery. More care is needed during emergency surgical procedures to avoid incisional hernia Though its preventable [6-11].

Funding

No funding sources.

Ethical Approval

The study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Acknowledegements

The encouragement and support from Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, is gratefully acknowledged. For provided the laboratory facilities to carry out the research work.

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