Impact of preoperative frailty status on decision regret following elective hernia repair.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Decision regret following hernia repair is common, particularly for patients who experience complications. Frailty is a risk factor for complications, but whether frailty is independently associated with regret remains unknown.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative Core Optimization Hernia Registry, a representative sample of adult patients from > 70 hospitals across Michigan. We included patients who underwent elective ventral and incisional hernia repair (VIHR) or groin hernia repair (GHR) from 2020 to 2021 and completed a survey measuring regret. Frailty was quantified using validated 5-factor modified frailty index (mFI5): no (mFI5 = 0), moderate (mFI5 = 1), or severe frailty (mFI5 ≥ 2). Primary outcome was regret at 90-d

SUBMITTER: Schoel LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12512647 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature