Heterogeneity in the surgical approach to recurrent abdominal wall hernias: an opportunity for quality improvement.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite being a challenging and morbid clinical problem, operative approaches to recurrent abdominal wall hernia repairs receive little attention. Given this, we performed a retrospective study to evaluate surgical techniques of recurrent abdominal wall hernias requiring reoperation.

Methods

Adult patients from the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative Core Optimization Hernia Registry (MSQC-COHR) were included in this study. All elective ventral hernia operations performed between January 1, 2020, and March 31, 2023, were included. Descriptive analyses via t-tests and Fisher exact tests were conducted to evaluate sociodemographic, operative, and hernia-specific attributes associated with primary and recurrent hernia repairs.

Results

We identified 8587 pa

SUBMITTER: Schoel LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11527558 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature