Role of prophylactic mesh in emergency midline laparotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

World J Emerg Surg · 2026 · PMC13123223 · PMID 42032733

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In the IPOM subgroup (one RCT, 48 patients), mesh placement prolonged operative time by 38 min on average, but this result did not reach statistical significance (MD = 38.00, 95% CI [− 0.23 to 76.23]).

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