Hernia Infections: Pathophysiology - Diagnosis - Treatment - Prevention

Foreword......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 12
Contents......Page 14
Contributors......Page 18
Treatment of Postoperative Infections in Hernia Surgery: Guidelines for Antibiotic Therapy—Microbes, Antibiotic Specificity, and Dosages......Page 22
Historical Evolution of Asepsis and Antisepsis......Page 28
Incidence and Epidemiology of Infection After External Abdominal Wall Herniorrhaphy......Page 44
Classification of Mesh Infections After Abdominal Herniorrhaphy......Page 86
Pathology of Infected Mesh......Page 94
Prosthetic Materials and Their Interactions with Host Tissue......Page 116
Processes Governing Bacterial Colonization of Biomaterials......Page 138
Diagnosis of Postherniorrhaphy Infections......Page 178
Infectious Complications Following Open Inguinal Herniorrhaphy......Page 196
Diagnosis and Management of Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernioplasty Infections......Page 216
Treatment of Infections After Open Ventral Herniorrhaphy......Page 234
Diagnosis and Treatment of Infections Related to Laparoscopic Incisional and Ventral Hernia Repair......Page 244
Absorbable Mesh in Closure of Infected Abdominal Wall Defects......Page 262
Bacterial Colonization of Implanted Devices......Page 286
Postherniorrhaphy Mesh Infections: Microbiology and Treatment with Antibiotics......Page 300
Utilization of Bioactive Prosthetic Materials for Hernia Repair in Infected Fields......Page 308
Percutaneous Bacteriological Testing Before Mesh Reinsertion After a Wound Infection......Page 322
Prevention......Page 328
Index......Page 352