DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2018.v06i02.051

Pages: 730-734

A sum of 50 patients with incisional hernia were included in this study. The clinical features, symptomatology, investigations, operative findings, postoperative wound complications and length of hospital stay were analysed. Onlay Prolene mesh of size 15 x 15 cm was inserted in all patients. In half of them (25 patients) Redivac suction drains were kept and in remaining (25) patients no drains were inserted. Parameters like wound infection, wound seroma, reoperation for wound healing complications and postoperative length stay were monitored. From this study it was concluded that in cases of incisional hernias, during mesh repair, the usage of negative pressure Redivac suction drain helps in reducing wound infection rate, preventing the formation of seroma, reducing the number of secondary suturing and reducing the postoperative length of hospital stay. The advantages of the negative pressure therapy have been demonstrated as it improves healing times by increasing blood flow, extracting secreted fluid and maintaining the wound margins and protecting the wound from contamination.