Affiliation:
1. General surgery
2. Trauma Surgery and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna
3. Department of General Surgery, NMCH, Sasaram, India
Abstract
Introduction:
The mesh fixation in the Lichtenstein’s hernioplasty was traditionally performed with polypropylene sutures. A modification of this technique uses skin staples for securing the mesh. Using polypropylene sutures may increase the needle prick injuries (NPIs) in HIV and hepatitis-positive patients. This is the first study in India to compare the efficacy of anchoring the mesh with skin staplers and polypropylene sutures in hepatitis and HIV-positive patients.
Methods:
Fifty-two seropositive patients undergoing sixty repairs were randomized into two groups. In the control group polypropylene mesh was secured with polypropylene sutures and the skin was closed with ethilon. In the study group polypropylene mesh was secured with skin staples and the skin was closed with staples from the same stapler. Duration of surgery, postoperative complications, NPIs, recurrences and costs were compared.
Results:
The operation was significantly shorter when staples were used (median 46 vs. 57 min, P<0.00001). There was no significant difference in the incidence of postoperative complications. The NPIs was statistically significant in the suture group as compared to the stapler group (P<0.05).
Conclusion:
Using skin staples to secure the mesh in Lichtenstein inguinal hernioplasty significantly reduced the duration of surgery. It was as effective as conventional mesh fixation with polypropylene with added advantages to reduce the operating time, duration of exposure to infected blood, and the NPIs significantly in HIV, hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus-positive patients.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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