The aim of this observational study is to understand the risk factors and incidence of postoperative hernias among patients undergoing emergency surgery. The main question it aims to answer is:
What is the incidence of postoperative hernias in this group of patients?
A brief telephone interview will be conducted with participants who will be included in this study one year after the surgery. If the presence of a postoperative hernia is suspected, the patient will be invited to a follow-up visit to the surgical clinic, where the diagnosis will be confirmed by imaging tests.
Patient age > 18 years.
Emergency or urgent surgery.
Specific surgical indications (acute appendicitis, acute cholecystitis, incarcerated hernia, gastrointestinal perforation, and obstruction).
Lack of patient consent.
Open abdomen technique applied.
The analyzed population will include adult patients operated on for the most common surgical conditions. Since this will be a multicenter study, the data will include different populations. The analyzed population will be fairly uniform in terms of indications for surgery. The analyzed cases will be diverse in terms of comorbidities, age, and gender.
Cohort
Prospective
Not listed
Incisional hernia
Occurrence of postoperative abdominal hernia in the incision line.
Port-site hernia
Occurrence of port-site hernia after laparoscopy.
Parastomal hernia
Occurrence of a parastomal hernia after open/laparoscopic stoma formation
Burst abdomen
Occurrence of burst abdomen after surgery.
Surgical site infection
Occurrence of surgical site infection.
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