Ambulatory inguinal hernia repair in Portugal - a multicenter prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Ambulatory surgery is the recommended approach for elective inguinal hernia repair for most people. However, the relative use of this procedure in Portugal and its related outcomes are unknown. We aimed to assess complication rates in patients undergoing ambulatory and inpatient surgery. Prospective multicentric cohort study included consecutive patients undergoing elective inguinal hernia repair in mainland Portugal (October-December 2019). The primary outcome was the post-operative complication rate (any Clavien-Dindo grade) among patients undergoing ambulatory and inpatient surgery. A logistic regression analysis was performed to adjust for patient and disease-related co-variables. Eight hundred twenty-eight patients (89.1% of males) were included from thirty-three hospitals, of which s

SUBMITTER: PTSurg (Portuguese Surgical Research Collaborative) 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12630251 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature