Economic evaluation of expanding inguinal hernia repair among adult males in Ghana.

ABSTRACT: An unmet need for inguinal hernia repair is significant in Ghana where the number of specialist general surgeons is extremely limited. While surgical task sharing with medical doctors without formal specialist training in surgery has been adopted for inguinal hernia repair in Ghana, no prior research has been conducted on the long-term costs and health outcomes associated with expanding operations to repair all inguinal hernias among adult males in Ghana. The study aimed to estimate cost-effectiveness of elective open mesh repair performed by medical doctors and surgeons for adult males with primary inguinal hernia compared to no treatment in Ghana and to project costs and health gains associated with expanding operation services through task sharing between medical doctors and surgeons. T

SUBMITTER: Thet Lwin ZM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10022161 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature