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What Is the Current Knowledge About Sublay/Retro-Rectus Repair of Incisional Hernias?

Overview of attention for article published in Frontiers in Surgery, August 2018
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Title
What Is the Current Knowledge About Sublay/Retro-Rectus Repair of Incisional Hernias?
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Frontiers in Surgery, August 2018
DOI 10.3389/fsurg.2018.00047
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Ferdinand Köckerling, Christine Schug-Pass, Hubert Scheuerlein

Abstract

Introduction: There continues to be very little agreement among experts on the precise treatment strategy for incisional hernias. That is the conclusion drawn from the very limited scientific evidence available on the repair of incisional hernias. The present review now aims to critically assess the data available on the sublay/retro-rectus technique for repair of incisional hernia. Materials and Methods: A systematic search of the literature was performed in May 2018 using Medline, PubMed, and the Cochrane Library. This article is based on 77 publications. Results: The number of available RCTs that permit evaluation of the role of the sublay/retro-rectus technique in the repair of only incisional hernia is very small. The existing data suggest that the sublay/retro-rectus technique has disadvantages compared with the laparoscopic IPOM technique for repair of incisional hernia, but in that respect has advantages over all other open techniques. However, the few existing studies provide only a limited level of evidence for assessment purposes. Conclusion: Further RCTs based on a standardized technique are urgently needed for evaluation of the role of the sublay/retro-rectus incisional hernia repair technique.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Other 4 19%
Researcher 3 14%
Student > Bachelor 3 14%
Student > Doctoral Student 1 5%
Student > Master 1 5%
Other 1 5%
Unknown 8 38%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 8 38%
Engineering 2 10%
Arts and Humanities 1 5%
Unknown 10 48%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 December 2020.
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#14,138,420
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#413
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#179,444
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Outputs of similar age from Frontiers in Surgery
#4
of 12 outputs
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