European Hernia Society guidelines on management of rectus diastasis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The definition, classification and management of rectus diastasis (RD) are controversial in the literature and a variety of different surgical treatments have been described. This article reports on the European Hernia Society (EHS) Clinical Practice Guideline for RD.

Method

The Guideline group consisted of eight surgeons. The Grading of Recommendation, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach and the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE) instrument were used. A systematic literature search was done in November 2018 and updated in November 2019 and October 2020. Nine Key Questions (KQs) were formulated.

Results

Literature reporting on the definition, classification, symptoms, outcomes and treatments was limited in qualit

SUBMITTER: Hernandez-Granados P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10364860 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature