Outcomes
SECONDARY, DISEASE, COMPLICATIONS
The primary outcome of the study was SSI rate during the 30-day follow-up, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The second primary outcome, IH rate, will be published after all the study patients have reached the 12-month follow-up. The secondary outcomes were complications within 30 postoperative days (severity based on Clavien-Dindo Classification), reoperation rate, operative time, length of hospital stay, quality of life and IH rate during the long-term follow-up.