# Prevention of Fascial Dehiscence With Prophylactic Onlay Mesh in Emergency Laparotomies

> **NCT03293862** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Sao Paulo General Hospital** · enrollment: 145 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Surgical Wound Dehiscence

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** prophylactic polypropilene mesh
- **PROCEDURE:** Midline Fascial Closure
- **DEVICE:** vacuum drainage system

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03293862
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2015-06
- **Primary completion:** 2017-03
- **Final completion:** 2018-02
- **Target enrollment:** 145 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2019-04-17


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03293862

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03293862, "Prevention of Fascial Dehiscence With Prophylactic Onlay Mesh in Emergency Laparotomies". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03293862. Licensed CC0.

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