ArticleWorld journal of surgery2009
Do we follow evidence-based medicine recommendations during inguinal hernia surgery? Results of a survey covering 2441 hernia repairs in 2007.
Article in World journal of surgery, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Health-related quality of life after TAPP repair for the sportsmen's groin.Surgical endoscopy · 2014Article
- The gap between evidence-based guidelines and daily practice.World journal of surgery · 2010Article
- Inguinal hernia repair: what to do with the evidence?World journal of surgery · 2009Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe conducted a survey to determine whether hernia surgeons follow evidence-based medicine (EBM) criteria in their daily routine.
methodsAll chiefs of general surgery in Styria (Austria) received a short, simple, two-page, 10-item questionnaire.
resultsWe analyzed completed surveys from 15 departments reporting 2441 hernia repairs with a mean patient age of 57.5 +/- 11.6 years. Although five techniques accounted for 96.6% of procedures, the frequency of use of each technique varied considerably among the hospitals. There were high numbers of laparoscopic (36.8%) and sutured (19.9%) repairs.
conclusionsBecause of the great variance among the evaluated hospitals as to surgical methods and indications, this survey showed that inguinal hernia surgery does not currently comply with EBM.
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