The British journal of surgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Chronic pain after open inguinal hernia repair: expertise-based randomized clinical trial of heavyweight or lightweight mesh.
There is a shortage of high-quality studies regarding choice of mesh in open anterior inguinal hernia repair in relation to long-term chronic pain. The authors hypothesized that heavyweight compared with lightweight mesh causes increased postoperative pain. ⋯ A large-pore lightweight mesh causes significantly less pain affecting daily activities a decade after open anterior inguinal hernia repair. Registration number: NCT00451893 (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov).
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Randomized clinical trial on closure versus non-closure of mesenteric defects during laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery.
Internal herniation is a well known and potentially life-threatening complication of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB). The aim of this study was to evaluate the benefit and harm of closing the mesenteric defects with clips during LRYGB to prevent internal herniation. ⋯ Routine closure of the mesenteric defects in LRYGB with clips is associated with a lower rate of internal herniation. Registration number: NCT01595230 (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov).
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Letter Randomized Controlled Trial
Efficacy of postappendicectomy antibiotic prophylaxis on surgical-site infection.