Negative pressure wound therapy for treatment of mesh infection after hernia repair

Levchuk A.L., Sysoev O.Yu., Stoiko Yu.M.

The introduction of modern techniques of surgical techniques in hernioplasty and use of mesh endoprostheses, is often accompanied by the risk of infectious complications.This paper presents a review of the available literature, describing the use of the negative pressure wound therapy on treatment of patients with infected mesh implants after hernioplasty.

Infection of the implant is accompanied by the formation of biofilms, while antibacterial therapy does not allow achieving adequate efficacy in the treatment of the infected surface. The use of negative pressure wound therapy in patients with infected endoprostheses prevents the formation of biofilms, reduces the bacterial load on the wound, making it possible to salvage the installed implant and avoid repeated surgical interventions.

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