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.
Jan Kochanowski University
Lead sponsor