Pain and Quality of Life After Retromuscular Ventral Hernia Repair (RECOVER)

Exclusion Criteria

• •Subject who will have an emergent hernia repair
• •Subject has a parastomal hernia (i.e. hernia related to ostomy formation)
• •Subject with a history of chronic pain and/or taking daily pain medication for \>6 weeks
• •Subject wtih a history of substance abuse (excluding marijuana) and/or current (within 30 days) narcotic use
• •Subject with a history of MRSA infection
• •Subject with HbA1c level \> 8.5%
• •Subject undergoing a minimally invasive (MIS) repair who will require the use of Exparel during the surgical procedure
• •Subject who will undergo a concomitant hernia repair or any other concomitant procedure
• •Subject has cirrhosis
• •Current nicotine use (including vaping) within the past 30 days
• •Subject is contraindicated for general anesthesia or surgery
• •Subject has a known bleeding or clotting disorder
• •Pregnant or suspected pregnancy
• •Subject is mentally handicapped or has a psychological disorder or severe systemic illness that would preclude compliance with the study requirements or ability to provide informed consent
• •Subject belonging to other vulnerable population, e.g., prisoner or ward of state
• •Subject is currently participating in another interventional research study