To drain or not to drain in minimal invasive ventral hernia surgery
We found no significant differences between patients with and without drains after eTEP regarding the frequency of postoperative complications, SSOs and SSIs. Our findings do not suggest nor refute that wound drains prevent postoperative complications.
Authors
- Fadl Alfarawan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9116-5016)
- Maximilian Bockhorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7027-6606)
- Nader El-Sourani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6146-7785)
- Catharina Fahrenkrog
- Stella Wilters
Institutions
- Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg (DE)
- Klinikum Oldenburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-025-03668-x
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Hernia repair and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01
Funders
- Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg