Prevena Incision Management System Wound Care

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Overview

Comparison of ventral hernia repair using standard wound care versus Prevena.

Compare the outcomes for patients who have abdominal reconstruction for ventral hernia repair, regarding wound morbidity, post-operative pain and patient comfort to ambulation, with the use of Prevena™ to those patients who have ventral hernia repair to those who have standard wound care.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Ventral Hernia

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 89 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age 18 - 89 2. Open ventral hernia repair with or abdominal wall reconstruction after midline or non-midline defects. 3. Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Immunosuppresses patients 2. Children 0 - 17

Locations (1)

Florida Hospital Celebration Health

Celebration, Florida, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Primary Objective for Wound Care Comparison

To quantify differences in the routine care of wound morbidity versus the use of Prevena™ by observing the healing process and obtaining quality of life by using the Carolinas Comfort Scale.

Time frame: December 31, 2017

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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