OC-050 "HAPPY TO CLOSE?": THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SURGICAL EXPERIENCE AND INCISIONAL HERNIA RATES FOLLOWING ABDOMINAL WALL CLOSURE IN COLORECTAL SURGERY

Patients who undergo abdominal wall closure by a surgeon in training have an increased risk of developing IH when compared to those closed by a consultant. Further work is needed to determine the impact of supervised and unsupervised trainees on IH rates, but abdominal wall closure should be regarded as a training opportunity in its own right.