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Application of a New Mesh Fixation Method in Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia Repair
Published on: December 23, 2022
Contamination of hybrid hernia meshes compared to bioresorbable Phasix™ Mesh in a rabbit subcutaneous implant
Spencer P Lake1, Nathaniel F N Stoikes2, Amit Badhwar3
1Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Background:
Hybrid hernia meshes combine biological tissue-derived extracellular matrix with permanent or resorbable synthetic. The objective of this study was to evaluate hybrid meshes (Gore® Synecor, Zenapro™, Ovitex™ 1S Reinforced Bioscaffold Permanent, and Ovitex™ 1S Reinforced Bioscaffold Resorbable) compared to non-hybrid, bioresorbable synthetic mesh (Phasix™ Mesh) in a rabbit bacterial inoculation model.
Materials And Methods:
Subcutaneous pockets were bilaterally created in male, New Zealand White rabbits (n = 25). Circular meshes (3.8 cm diameter) were implanted and inoculated with 1 × 106 colony forming units (CFU) of clinically-isolated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). A given animal received a single mesh type. Seven days post-inoculation, animals were euthanized and white material and microbial colonization were assessed by abscess scoring and CFU quantification, respectively. Non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis with Dunn's post-hoc tests compared results for different meshes.
Results:
Phasix™ Mesh and Synecor exhibited significantly lower abscess scores than Zenapro™, Ovitex™ 1S Permanent, and Ovitex™ 1S Resorbable (p < 0.05). All pocket swabs for Zenapro™ and Ovitex™ meshes were positive for MRSA (100%), with 20% of Synecor and 0% Phasix™ Mesh. Microbial colonization was significantly lower for Phasix™ Mesh (0 CFU) relative to Zenapro™ (6.73 × 107 CFU (median)), Ovitex™ 1S Permanent (7.87 × 107 CFU) and Ovitex™ 1S Resorbable (1.45 × 108 CFU), and for Synecor (0 CFU) relative to both Ovitex™ meshes. Phasix™ Mesh was the only device with no detectable abscess or microbial colonization.
Conclusion:
Phasix™ Mesh demonstrated no detectable abscess or microbial colonization at 7-days post-implantation and inoculation, in contrast with four hybrid meshes, which all demonstrated colonization in a rabbit bacterial inoculation model.
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