ArticleHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2018
Pitfalls in interpretation of large registry data on hernia repair.
Article in Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Mesh-fixation combinations and chronic postoperative inguinal pain after laparoscopic groin hernia repair: nationwide cohort study.BJS open · 2026Article
- Major complications and mortality after ventral hernia repair: an eleven-year Swedish nationwide cohort study.BMC surgery · 2022Article
- Association of Mesh and Fixation Options with Reoperation Risk after Laparoscopic Groin Hernia Surgery: A Swedish Hernia Registry Study of 25,190 Totally Extraperitoneal and Transabdominal Preperitoneal Repairs.Journal of the American College of Surgeons · 2022Article
- Early outcomes of component separation techniques: an analysis of the Spanish registry of incisional Hernia (EVEREG).Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021Article
- Building a national hernia registry in South Africa: initial ventral hernia repair results from a diverse healthcare sector.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021Article
- Use of real-world registry data: a hernia mesh example.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2020Article
- Mesh erosion into urinary bladder, rare condition but important to know.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2019Article
- Tale of Two Centres-Exploring Bedside Challenges to Implementing a Clinical Quality Registry for Abdominal Wall Hernias in Metropolitan Australia.ANZ journal of surgeryArticle
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Abstract
Since more and more hernia registries are being created and the number of patients included is increasing, knowledge of potential pitfalls in interpretation of registry data has to be known and dealt with. This invited commentary is to discuss some of these topics. The aim is to present and discuss the main shortcoming of register-based studies and how to deal with these problems, to contribute to more validated results and eventually improved surgical outcomes.
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