Prophylactic intraperitoneal mesh implantation reduces hernia incidence but also brings increased early postoperative pain and prolonged wound healing after surgical site infections, according to a randomized clinical trial in patients with an elevated risk for incisional hernias.
The results were published online in JAMA Surgery ([Epub Nov 21, 2018]. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.4221).
Unlike other studies of prophylactic mesh, this trial focused on patients who had an