ArticleBMC surgery2013
Day-surgery inguinal hernia repair in the elderly: single centre experience.
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- Outcomes of inguinal hernia repair in octogenarians: A propensity score-matched analysis of the Herniamed Registry.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Variation in surgical approach and postoperative complication among older adults undergoing ventral hernia repair.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- The feasibility and safety of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair as a 24-h day surgery for patients aged 80 years and older: a retrospective cohort study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Article
- Outcomes of Open Versus Laparoscopic Technique in Primary Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Retrospective Study.Cureus · 2023Article
- Implementing an outpatient surgical management in moderated-high risk patients with groin hernia repair.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Article
- Subcutaneous fat area as a risk factor for extraction site incisional hernia following gastrectomy for gastric cancer.Surgery today · 2020Article
- Evaluation of the use of component separation in elderly patients: results of a large cohort study with 30-day follow-up.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2020Article
- Outpatient groin hernia repair: assessment of 9330 patients from the French "Club Hernie" database.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2018Article
- Association of Patient Frailty With Increased Morbidity After Common Ambulatory General Surgery Operations.JAMA surgery · 2018Article
- Management of hospital admission, patient information and education, and immediate preoperative care.Saudi journal of anaesthesiaReview
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Abstract
backgroundInguinal hernioplasty is well established as a day-surgery procedure, our purpose is to assess the safeness of this approach in elderly patients.
methodsA total of 292 inguinal hernioplasty were performed between June 2009 and February 2013. Patients were divided into 3 groups depending on the age and postoperative complications were compared in these groups.
resultsDespite of a large number of higher risk (ASA 3-4) patients and a higher rate of comorbidity in older patients, unplanned admission postoperative, symptoms and complications were comparable with those for the younger patients.
conclusionsAmbulatory surgery is feasible also in older patients. Age, comorbidity and higher ASA risk should not be a barrier to elective day surgery.
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