ArticleHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2016
Design and implementation of the Americas Hernia Society Quality Collaborative (AHSQC): improving value in hernia care.
Article in Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03276871 (Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Telescopic Dissection vs. Balloon Dissection During Laparoscopic TEP Inguinal Hernia Repair), which is not on this map. Cited by 94 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Telescopic Dissection vs. Balloon Dissection During Laparoscopic TEP Inguinal Hernia Repair
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94 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- A systematic methodological review of reported perioperative variables, postoperative outcomes and hernia recurrence from randomised controlled trials of elective ventral hernia repair: clear definitions and standardised datasets are needed.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2018Pooled it
- Impact of disclosure of radiographic test results on quality of life among patients with hernias: a randomized controlled trial.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Trial
- Synthetic versus Biologic Mesh for Complex Open Ventral Hernia Repair: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Surgical infections · 2021Trial
- Robotic versus laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: multicenter, blinded randomized controlled trial.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2020Trial
- Comparison of medium-weight vs heavy-weight mesh in minimally invasive extraperitoneal ventral hernia repairs.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Pain outcomes in emergent versus elective ventral hernia repair: Propensity score matched analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- 30-day outcomes for self-gripping mesh versus non-self-gripping mesh in minimally invasive extraperitoneal ventral hernia repair.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Long-term outcomes of robotic intraperitoneal onlay mesh (IPOM) versus robotic enhanced-view totally extraperitoneal (eTEP) ventral hernia repair: a propensity-matched analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Figure-of-eights vs running suture for fascial closure of large ventral hernias: do figure-of-eights induce ischemia?Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Subxiphoid hernias: does surgical approach matter? An analysis of the ACHQC database.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Favorable one-year outcomes despite residual fascial tension after ventral hernia repair with transversus abdominis release.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Distinguishing abdominal wall denervation injury from normal anatomy via cross section imaging.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Do patient-reported outcomes reliably screen for radiographic hernia recurrence? External validation of the ventral hernia recurrence inventory.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- "Long-term outcomes of ventral hernia repair using heavyweight non-woven polypropylene mesh".Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Impact of anxiety and depression on patient reported outcomes following inguinal and ventral hernia repair.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Factors associated with venous thromboembolism in retromuscular ventral hernia repair - an abdominal core health quality collaborative analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Comparison of recurrence and quality-of-Life outcomes after robotic versus laparoscopic parastomal hernia repair: a retrospective analysis of the abdominal core health quality collaborative.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Quality of life outcomes of minimally invasive repair of occult contralateral inguinal hernias: an ACHQC analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeWide variation in care and costs exists regarding the management of abdominal wall hernias, with unproven benefit for many therapies. This work establishes a specialty society-based solution to improve the quality and value of care delivered to hernia patients during routine clinical management on a national scale.
methodsThe Americas Hernia Society Quality Task Force was charged by the Americas Hernia Society leadership to develop an initiative that utilizes the concepts of continuous quality improvement (CQI). A disease-based registry was created to collect information for CQI incorporating real-time outcome reporting, patient reported outcomes, stakeholder engagement, and collaborative learning methods to form a comprehensive quality improvement effort.
resultsThe Americas Hernia Society Quality Collaborative (AHSQC) was formed with the mission to provide health care professionals real-time information for maximizing value in hernia care. The initial disease areas selected for CQI were incisional and parastomal hernias with ten priorities encompassing the spectrum of care. A prospective registry was created with real-time analytic feedback to surgeons. A data assurance process was implemented to ensure maximal data quality and completeness. Four collaborative meetings per year were established to meet the goals of the AHSQC. As of the fourth quarter 2014, the AHSQC includes nearly 2377 patients at 38 institutions with 82 participating surgeons.
conclusionsThe AHSQC has been established as a quality improvement initiative utilizing concepts of CQI. This ongoing effort will continually refine its scope and goals based on stakeholder input to improve care delivered to hernia patients.
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