Table 1.

Most recently published summary data of incisional hernia prevention by prophylactic mesh placement

Study	Types of surgery	Risk ratio of IH incidence	Risk ratio of reoperation for IH	Risk-ratio postoperative seroma	Risk ratio postoperative SSI
Indrakusuma et al 17 (2018)	AAA open repair surgery	0.27 (0.11–0.66)	0.23 (0.05–1.05)	x	x
Aiolfi et al 21 (2023)	All midline incisions	0.38 (0.24–0.58)	x	2.05 (1.35–3.13)	1.17 (0.82–1.67)
Jairam et al 3 (2020)	All elective midline incisions	0.35 (0.21–0.57)	x	Onlay 2.23 (1.10–4.52) Retromuscular 1.67 (0.81–3.47)	Onlay 0.82 (0.55-1.23) Retromuscular 0.85 (0.50–1.45)

AAA, abdominal aortic aneurysm; IH, incisional hernia; SSI, surgical site infection.