Complex abdominal wall hernia repair with biologic mesh in elderly: a propensity matched analysis

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Background: Complex abdominal wall reconstruction (CAWR) has become a common surgical procedure both in non-elderly and elderly patients. Objective: The aim of this study is to analyze the outcomes of the elderly compared to nonelderly undergoing CAWR using propensity score matching. Methods: All patients who underwent CAWR using porcine-derived, non-crosslinked acellular dermal matrix (ADM) (Strattice™) between January 2014 and July 2017 were studied retrospectively. Propensity matched analysis was performed for risk adjustment in multivariable analysis and for one-to-one matching. The outcomes were analyzed for differences in postoperative complications, reoperations, mortality, hospital length of stay and adverse discharge disposition. Results: One hundred-thirty-six patients were identified during the study period. Non-elderly (aged 18–64 years) constituted 70% (n = 95) and elderly (aged ≥ 65 years) comprised 30% of the overall patient population (n = 41). Seventy-three (56.7%) were females. After adjustment through the propensity score, which included 35 pairs, the surgical site infection (p = 1.000), wound necrosis (p = 1.000), the need for mechanical ventilation (p = 0.259), mortality (p = 0.083), reoperation rate (p = 0.141), hospital length of stay (p = 0.206), and discharge disposition (p = 0.795) were similar. Conclusion: Elderly patients undergoing CAWR with biological mesh have comparable outcomes with non-elderly patients when using propensity matching score.

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Gogna, S., Latifi, R., Policastro, A., Prabhakaran, K., Anderson, P., Con, J., … Butler, J. (2020). Complex abdominal wall hernia repair with biologic mesh in elderly: a propensity matched analysis. Hernia, 24(3), 495–502. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-019-02068-7

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