Learning curve in open groin hernia surgery: nationwide register-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current recommendations regarding the number of open groin hernia repairs that surgical trainees are required to perform during their residency are arbitrarily defined and vary between different curricula. This register-based study sought to investigate the learning curve of surgeons performing open anterior mesh repair for groin hernia by assessing hernia recurrence rates, surgical complications and operating times in relation to the number of procedures performed.

Method

Nationwide data on open anterior mesh repair for groin hernia performed by surgical residents were collected from the Swedish Hernia Register between 2005 and 2020. The data were analysed in a cohort undergoing procedures carried out by surgeons performing their first registered repair as reside

SUBMITTER: Bladin O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10601449 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature