Nationwide analysis of open groin hernia repairs in Italy from 2015 to 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most commonly performed operations in general surgery. A total of 130.000 inguinal hernia repairs are performed yearly in Italy, and approximately 20 million inguinal hernias are treated worldwide annually. This report represents the trend analysis in inguinal hernia repair in Italy from a nationwide dataset for the 6-year period from 2015 to 2020.

Materials and methods

Based on regional hospital discharge records, all the inguinal hernia repairs performed in public and private hospitals in Italy between 2015 and 2020 were reviewed based on diagnosis and procedure codes. For the aim of this study, data from the AgeNas (The National Agency for Regional Health Services) data source were analyzed.

Results

Elective inguina

SUBMITTER: Ortenzi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10700422 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature