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Operation data
• Type of operation
• Suture length : wound length ratio
• Number of stitches
• Length of incision
• Closure time
• Blood loss
• Operation time
• Antibiotic prophylaxis
• Drains and location
• Thrombosis prophylaxis
• Pain medication
• Peroperative complications (intestinal lesions, bleeding, other)
• Epidural catheter
Postoperative data
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Blood transfusion
Postoperative ventilation and duration
Postoperative corticosteroids
Postoperative radiation therapy
Postoperative pain medication
Postoperative ileus and duration
Postoperative complications:
o Centers for Disease Control criteria for Surgical Site Infection,
according to the guidelines proposed by Mangram in 1999 (36). o Wound haematoma: accumulation of blood in the wound area,
which warrants surgical exploration and intervention. o Pulmonary infections
o Ventilation problems
o Re-admission and indication
o VAS pain score until day 6 postoperative
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midline for any asymptomatic clinically not detectable incisional hernias. Size and location of any incisional hernias will be registered.
and 12 months, ultrasound imaging will be performed to examine the
STITCH protocol
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