Publications by authors named "Uberto Andrea Bassi"
Article Synopsis
- A study in Italy evaluated the effectiveness and patient outcomes of abdominal hernia repairs using Phasix and Phasix ST biosynthetic meshes over a multi-center observational period from 2015 to 2019.
- The research focused on patients with moderate to severe hernias, examining complications and the quality of life over an 18-month follow-up, analyzing 75 patient cases.
- Results showed low complication rates (e.g., 8% recurrence, 4% superficial infections) and a significant improvement in quality of life, suggesting that Phasix meshes are effective in preventing hernia recurrence and enhancing patient well-being.
Purpose: With the development of newer prostheses for hernia repair, it is nowadays difficult to understand the total cost of managing patients treated with these advanced medical devices, especially in the complex abdomen, in which various complications may occur. The aim of this study was to determine the economic implications of these prostheses in order to inform decision making in the management of incisional hernia repair.
Methods: A budget impact analysis model was developed to evaluate the economic consequences related to the management of patients undergoing complex (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wound class II-III or Ventral Hernia Working Group grade 2/3) incisional hernia repair through biosynthetic, synthetic, or biological meshes, from the hospital perspective in Italy.
Incisional hernia repair sometimes requires intraperitoneal implantation of a mesh. This becomes necessary when the hernia opening is large, in particular, in patients with a low abdominal wall surface/wall defect surface (AWS/WDS) ratio, in large boundary incisional hernias where the proximity to bone structures or cartilage often complicates retromuscular mesh implantation and in multi-recurrent incisional hernias that are sometimes characterised by an actual loss of abdominal wall tissue. The authors report on the results of a series of 100 incisional hernias treated between 1999 and 2006 using the open technique to implant an intraperitoneal mesh (Parietex Composite).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: A prospective comparison was conducted of extraluminal bleeding following gastric transection with or without staple-line reinforcement by dehydrated bovine pericardium (Peri-Strips Dry--PSD) during laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGBP).
Methods: From January 2001 to September 2003, 98 consecutive morbidly obese patients underwent LRYGBP. Patients were randomly allocated to 2 groups according to the use (Group A, n= 50) or not (Group B, n= 48) of Peri-Strips Dry.