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 …

Purpose Surgical site infection is the most common hospital-acquired infection in surgical
patients. Recently, public health organizations have updated prevention guidelines. This …

Antibiotics are recognized widely for their benefits when used appropriately. However, they
are often used inappropriately despite the importance of responsible use within good clinical …

Background Groin hernia repair is one of the most common operations performed globally,
with more than 20 million procedures per year. The last guidelines on groin hernia …

Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most common adverse event occurring in surgical
patients. Optimal prevention of SSIs requires the bundled integration of a variety of …

Background Inguinal or femoral hernia is a tissue protrusion in the groin region and has a
cumulative incidence of 27% in adult men and of 3% in adult women. As most hernias …

Light weight polypropylene (PP) mesh is the most widely used implant among all other
synthetic meshes for hernia repair. However, infection is the complication associated to all …

In the multimodal strategy context, to implement healthcare-associated infection prevention,
bundles are one of the most commonly used methods to adapt guidelines in the local …

Abstract Background The terms “Hernia Center”(HC) and Hernia Surgeon”(HS) have gained
more and more popularity in recent years. Nevertheless, there is lack of protocols and …

Objective: The role of antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) in the prevention of surgical site infection
(SSI) after hernia repair is debated. We conducted this systematic review and meta-analysis …