Hughes abdominal closure versus standard mass closure to reduce incisional hernias following surgery for colorectal cancer: the HART RCT

Hughes abdominal closure versus standard mass closure to reduce incisional hernias following surgery for colorectal cancer: the HART RCT

Background: Incisional hernias can cause chronic pain and complications and affect quality of life. Surgical repair requires health-care resources and has a significant associated failure rate. A prospective, multicentre, single-blinded randomised controlled trial was conducted to investigate the cl...

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Main Authors: Susan O’Connell, Saiful Islam, Bernadette Sewell, Angela Farr, Laura Knight, Nadim Bashir, Rhiannon Harries, Sian Jones, Andrew Cleves, Greg Fegan, Alan Watkins, Jared Torkington
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2022-08-01
Series:Health Technology Assessment
Subjects:
incisional hernia
hughes repair
abdominal wall closure
colorectal cancer
cost-effectiveness
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/CMWC8368

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https://doi.org/10.3310/CMWC8368

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