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  • Surgical inflammation and immunology
  • Biomarker analysis in surgical outcomes
  • Comparative effectiveness of surgical techniques

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  • Surgical procedures, including hernia repair, induce a complex inflammatory response modulated by cytokines.
  • Understanding this response and its serum markers is crucial for optimizing patient recovery.
  • Comparing mesh versus non-mesh hernia repair strategies is essential for clinical decision-making.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review the inflammatory response and serum markers associated with hernia repair.
  • To compare the inflammatory response in patients undergoing hernia repair with and without mesh.
  • To provide an overview of key inflammatory markers post-hernia repair.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review adhering to PRISMA guidelines.
  • Analysis of serum concentrations of leukocytes, cytokines (e.g., IL-6, IL-1, IL-10), and acute phase proteins (e.g., CRP, fibrinogen).
  • Risk of bias assessment using the Cochrane ROBINS-I tool for non-randomized studies.

Main Results:

  • Hernia repair increased serum levels of CRP, IL-6, leukocytes, neutrophils, IL-1, IL-10, fibrinogen, and α1-antitrypsin, while decreasing lymphocytes and albumin within 24 hours.
  • The systemic inflammatory response normalized by postoperative day seven.
  • Mesh repair resulted in higher serum CRP and IL-6 concentrations compared to sutured repairs.

Conclusions:

  • Hernia repair elicits a predictable systemic inflammatory response involving specific serum markers.
  • Mesh repair is associated with a more pronounced inflammatory response compared to non-mesh repair.
  • Open mesh repair shows a higher inflammatory response than laparoscopic mesh repair.