Italian Biological Prosthesis Work-Group (IBPWG): proposal for a decisional model in using biological prosthesis.

Authors :: Coccolini F
Agresta F
Bassi A
Catena F
Crovella F
Ferrara R
Gossetti F
Marchi D
Munegato G
Negro P
Piccoli M
Melotti G
Sartelli M
Schiano di Visconte M
Testini M
Bertoli P
Capponi MG
Lotti M
Manfredi R
Pisano M
Poiasina E
Poletti E
Ansaloni L
Source :: World journal of emergency surgery : WJES [World J Emerg Surg] 2012 Nov 02; Vol. 7 (1), pp. 34. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Nov 02.
Publication Year :: 2012
Abstract: Introduction: Indications for repair of abdominal hernia are well established and widely diffused. Controversies still exist about the indication in using the different prosthetic materials and principally about the biological ones.<br />Material and Methods: In February 2012, the Italian Biological Prosthesis Work-Group (IBPWG), counting a background of 264 biologic implants, met in Bergamo (Italy) for 1-day meeting with the aim to elaborate a decisional model on biological prosthesis use in abdominal surgery.<br />Results: A diagram to simplify the decisional process in using biologics has been elaborated.<br />Conclusion: The present score represents a first attempt to combine scientific knowledge and clinical expertise in order to offer precise indications about the kind of biological mesh to use.

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