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Incisional hernia prevention: risk–benefit from a patient perspective (INVITE) – protocol for a single-centre, mixed-methods, cross-sectional study aiming to determine if using prophylactic mesh in incisional hernia prevention is acceptable to patients

INTRODUCTION: Incisional hernia (IH) is a common complication of abdominal surgery affecting between 10% and 20% of patients and is associated with significant morbidity along with cost to the National Health Service. With high recurrence rates following repair, focus must be on prevention of IH rat...

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Autores principales: Smith, Laurie, Meggy, Alun, Watts, Tessa, Knight, Laura, Torkington, Jared, Cornish, Julie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9809247/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36585153
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069568