French nationwide monthly online consultation meeting on complex abdominal wall repairs: 4-year assessment of an innovative collaborative decision-making tool.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Treatment of complex cases of abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR) has become more frequent, and management options are diverse. Treatment decision could be improved using a multicentric consultation meeting. The aim of this study was to assess quantitatively and qualitatively the outcomes of the French national online consultation meeting (OCM).

Methods

The OCM was implemented in January 2021. This is an OCM where all surgeons working in France can present their cases of complex AWR for opinion. Descriptive statistics on this OCM were collected from implementation to March 2025. Moreover, a survey on how participating surgeons perceived this OCM was performed.

Results

During the study period, a total of 436 cases were presented at the OCM (384 ventral hernias,

SUBMITTER: Joliat GR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12511159 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature