ArticleHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2012
Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair in the elderly: does the type of hernia matter?
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- Pooled data analysis of primary ventral (PVH) and incisional hernia (IH) repair is no more acceptable: results of a systematic review and metanalysis of current literature.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2019Pooled it
- Laparoscopic ventral/incisional hernia repair: updated Consensus Development Conference based guidelines [corrected].Surgical endoscopy · 2015Guideline
- Is old age a contraindication to elective ventral hernia repair?Surgical endoscopy · 2017Article
- Postoperative complications as an independent risk factor for recurrence after laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: a prospective study of 417 patients with long-term follow-up.Surgical endoscopy · 2017Article
- Laparoscopic treatment of incisional and primary ventral hernia in morbidly obese patients with a BMI over 35.Surgical endoscopy · 2014Article
- Ventral hernia repairs in the oldest-old: high-risk regardless of approach.Surgical endoscopy · 2014Article
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Abstract
purposeAssess the impact of age and type of hernia on the outcomes of laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR).
methodsOperating room database of all laparoscopic ventral hernias performed from April 2001 to July 2010 was analyzed retrospectively. Patients were divided into two groups: primary hernias (Group 1) and incisional hernias (Group 2). These groups were further stratified into patients <65 years of age (Groups 1A and 2A) and patients >65 years of age (Groups 1B and 2B). Patient demographics, hernia characteristics, perioperative outcomes, and disposition at discharge were compared. p-values <0.05 were considered significant.
results325 patients, with a mean age of 56.6 years (24-93 years) underwent LVHR. The mean length of stay (LOS) was longer (2.7 days vs 1.7 days, p value = 0.02), and the rate of same day discharge was also significantly lower (12 vs. 25 %, p = 0.02) for Group 2B when compared to Group 2A. Three patients in Group 2B, who had been living independently, were discharged to a skilled nursing facility, which proved significantly different when compared with Group 2A. There was no statistically significant difference in perioperative outcomes between younger and older subgroups with primary hernias.
conclusionsLVHR in the elderly with incisional hernias have longer LOS and have a higher need for post-discharge nursing care unlike their counterparts with primary hernias. Identifying this cohort of patients early on helps the health-care providers to optimize the outcomes.
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