Predicting Responses to Interventional Pain Management Techniques for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Single-Center Observational Study (PReTi-Back Study).

Background: Exploring factors linked to the outcomes of certain interventional pain management techniques may optimize the selection of candidates for those procedures. Our hypothesis is that factors that influence responses to interventional therapies for chronic low back pain (CLBP) can be identified by analyzing a prospective cohort.

Objectives: Our main aim is to identify the factors that may be associated with adult patients' responses to interventional therapies for the treatment of CLBP after 4 weeks of follow-up.

Prophylactic mesh can be used safely in the prevention of incisional hernia after bilateral subcostal laparotomies.

Background: The use of prophylactic mesh to prevent incisional hernia is becoming increasingly common in midline laparotomies and colostomies. The incidence of incisional hernia after subcostal laparotomies is lower than after midline incisions. Nevertheless, the treatment of subcostal incisional hernia is considered to be more complex.