ReviewClinical epidemiology2016
The Danish Ventral Hernia Database - a valuable tool for quality assessment and research.
Review in Clinical epidemiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06864377 (Ventral Hernia Improvement of Treatment and Life), which is not on this map. Cited by 35 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Ventral Hernia Improvement of Treatment and Life
Who cites it
35 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Chronic pain and foreign body sensation based on mesh placement in primary ventral hernia repair: a systematic review highlighting the evidence gap and a call to action.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Pooled it
- 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
- Chronic pain and aesthetics after cosmetically motivated open primary ventral hernia repair: a survey- and register-based nationwide study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Young women are more often dissatisfied with appearance after primary ventral hernia repair: a nationwide survey- and register-based study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Smoking, obesity and reoperation after elective open mesh repair of umbilical hernia: nationwide cohort study.BJS open · 2026Article
- Reoperation Versus Self-Reported Recurrence After Ventral Hernia Repair: A Nationwide Survey- and Register-Based Study.World journal of surgery · 2026Article
- Turning a nation into a cohort: combining national registers and a digital mailbox for population-based health research.European journal of epidemiology · 2026Article
- Lifestyle-related risk factors and recurrence after ventral hernia surgery: nationwide registry and survey study.BJS open · 2026Article
- Mesh placement and patient-reported outcomes in primary ventral hernia repair: a nationwide survey- and register-based study.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Mesh placement and risk of reoperation for recurrence after incisional hernia repair: a nationwide register-based cohort study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Patients' motivation for undergoing elective repair of a primary ventral hernia: a Danish nationwide cohort study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Slowly absorbable suture for fascial defect closure in open incisional hernia mesh-repair is associated with decreased long-term recurrence: a nationwide cohort study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Trends in mesh placement in elective ventral hernia repair: an 18-year nationwide register-based study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- The optimal mesh weight in onlay repair depends on ventral hernia type: a nationwide register-based cohort study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- What is the preferred mesh placement in primary ventral hernia repair? An international survey of 442 surgeons.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Observational
- Abandoning mesh "overlap" in favor of "width" and its importance in open retromuscular midline incisional hernia repair: a nationwide database study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Emergency umbilical and epigastric hernia repair: nationwide registry-based study of long-term recurrence, mesh-related, and other complications.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Protocol for the AFTERHERNIA Project: patient-reported outcomes of groin and ventral hernia repair.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Procedural Costs of Robot-Assisted and Laparoscopic Ventral and Incisional Hernia Repair. A Propensity-Score Matched Nationwide Database Study.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2025Article
- Repair of umbilical hernias concomitant to other procedures is safe: a propensity score-matched database study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
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Abstract
aimThe Danish Ventral Hernia Database (DVHD) provides national surveillance of current surgical practice and clinical postoperative outcomes. The intention is to reduce postoperative morbidity and hernia recurrence, evaluate new treatment strategies, and facilitate nationwide implementation of evidence-based treatment strategies. This paper describes the design and purpose of DVHD. STUDY POPULATION: Adult (≥18 years) patients with a Danish Civil Registration Number and undergoing surgery under elective or emergency conditions for ventral hernia in a Danish surgical department from 2007 and beyond. A total of 80% of all ventral hernia repairs performed in Denmark were reported to the DVHD. MAIN VARIABLES: Demographic data (age, sex, and center), detailed hernia description (eg, type, size, surgical priority), and technical aspects (open/laparoscopic and mesh related factors) related to the surgical repair are recorded. Data registration is mandatory. Data may be merged with other Danish health registries and information from patient questionnaires or clinical examinations. DESCRIPTIVE DATA: More than 37,000 operations have been registered. Data have demonstrated high agreement with patient files. The data allow technical proposals for surgical improvement with special emphasis on reduced incidences of postoperative complications, hernia recurrence, and chronic pain.
conclusionDVHD is a prospective and mandatory registration system for Danish surgeons. It has collected a high number of operations and is an excellent tool for observing changes over time, including adjustment of several confounders. This national database registry has impacted on clinical practice in Denmark and led to a high number of scientific publications in recent years.
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