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2022 Aug


Health Technol Assess


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Hughes abdominal closure versus standard mass closure to reduce incisional hernias following surgery for colorectal cancer: the HART RCT.

Authors

O'Connell S, Islam S, Sewell B, Farr A, Knight L, Bashir N, Harries R, Jones S, Cleves A, Fegan G, Watkins A, Torkington J
Health Technol Assess. 2022 Aug; 26(34):1-100.
PMID: 35938554.

Abstract

Incisional hernias can cause chronic pain and complications and affect quality of life. Surgical repair requires health-care resources and has a significant associated failure rate. A prospective, multicentre, single-blinded randomised controlled trial was conducted to investigate the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Hughes abdominal closure method compared with standard mass closure following surgery for colorectal cancer. The study randomised, in a 1 : 1 ratio, 802 adult patients (aged ≥ 18 years) undergoing surgical resection for colorectal cancer from 28 surgical departments in UK centres.