Hughes Abdominal Repair Trial (HART) – Abdominal wall closure techniques to reduce the incidence of...
Hughes Abdominal Repair Trial (HART) – Abdominal wall closure techniques to reduce the incidence of incisional hernias: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
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on behalf of the HART Trial Management Group , HART Trial Management Group , Cornish, J. , Harries, R. L. , Bosanquet, D. , Rees, B. , Ansell, J. , Frewer, N. , Dhruva Rao, P. K. , Parry, C. , Ellis-Owen, R. , Phillips, S. M. , Morris, C. , Horwood, J. , Davies, M. L. , Davies, M. M. , Hargest, R. , Davies, Z. , Hilton, J. , Harris, D. , Ben-Sassi, A. , Rajagopal, R. , Hanratty, D. , Islam, S. , Watkins, A. , Bashir, N. , Jones, S. , Russell, I. R. and Torkington, J.
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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English
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Incisional hernias are common complications of midline closure following abdominal surgery and cause significant morbidity, impaired quality of life and increased health care costs. The 'Hughes Repair' combines a standard mass closure with a series of horizontal and two vertical mattress sutures within a single suture. This theoretically distribute...
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Hughes Abdominal Repair Trial (HART) – Abdominal wall closure techniques to reduce the incidence of incisional hernias: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
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Author / Creator
HART Trial Management Group
Cornish, J.
Harries, R. L.
Bosanquet, D.
Rees, B.
Ansell, J.
Frewer, N.
Dhruva Rao, P. K.
Parry, C.
Ellis-Owen, R.
Phillips, S. M.
Morris, C.
Horwood, J.
Davies, M. L.
Davies, M. M.
Hargest, R.
Davies, Z.
Hilton, J.
Harris, D.
Ben-Sassi, A.
Rajagopal, R.
Hanratty, D.
Islam, S.
Watkins, A.
Bashir, N.
Jones, S.
Russell, I. R.
Torkington, J.
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5025615
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5025615
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1745-6215
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1745-6215
DOI
10.1186/s13063-016-1573-0
