Clinicians have been challenged in the past few years by an increasing variety of novel non-
infectious and infectious complications following the widespread use of meshes after open …

Background The use of antibiotic prophylaxis for hernia repair is currently a controversial
issue given the disparity among study results in this area. Objectives The objective of this …

Mesh biocompatibility is basically determined by the foreign body reaction (FBR). In contrast
to physiological wound healing and scar formation, the FBR at the host-tissue/biomaterial …

BACKGROUND: Sternal wound infections remain a major cause of morbidity after cardiac
surgery. Vancomycin is often the only effective antibiotic available for their treatment but its …

Essentially cell forming and vigorous conjunctive tissues such as skin, joints, ligaments, and
bones are expressed as fibril forming the most abundant protein collagen in the human body …

Mesh infection, although infrequent, is a devastating complication of mesh hernioplasties.
The aim of this study was to systematically review and synthesize the available evidence on …

Because management of infections associated with surgical implants can be both difficult
and costly, prevention of such infections remains a priority. Preventive strategies comprise …

The incidence of mesh-related infection after abdominal wall hernia repair is low, generally
between 1 and 4%; however, worldwide, this corresponds to tens of thousands of difficult …

Background The main objective was to identify predictive factors associated with prosthesis
infection and mesh explantation after abdominal wall hernia repair (AWHR). Methods This is …

Medical device related infections are a significant and growing source of morbidity and
mortality. Biofilm formation is a common feature of medical device infections that is not …