ArticleBMC surgery2022
Major complications and mortality after ventral hernia repair: an eleven-year Swedish nationwide cohort study.
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- Frailty index as a predictive tool for poor outcomes after ventral hernia repair - systematic review and meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Surgical synergy or complication catalyst? Evaluating a meta-analysis of concomitant bariatric surgery and ventral hernia repair.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Pooled it
- Ventral hernia is a chronic disease: a systematic review of long-term outcomes beyond 5 years.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Barbed suture versus preperitoneal ventral patch in medium-size ventral hernia repair: randomized clinical trial.BJS open · 2025Trial
- Application of Closed Incision Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Ventral Hernia Repair Surgery Using a Polypropylene Mesh: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Trial
- Operative vs non-operative management of ventral hernia: a population based study of long-term benefits and consequences.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Short-term outcomes and risk factors for complications in robotic versus open parastomal hernia repair: a retrospective propensity score-matched analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Risk factors and outcomes for early returns to the operating room following abdominal wall hernia repairs.Surgery in practice and science · 2025Article
- Early postoperative outcomes in a retrospective propensity score-matched comparison of robotic extended totally extraperitoneal (r-eTEP) and extended totally extraperitoneal (eTEP) repair for ventral hernia.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- A literature-based cost-effectiveness analysis of device-assisted suturing versus needle-driven suturing during laparotomy closure.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Persistent ascending mesocolon: an unexpected content in a giant and complex paraumbilical hernia of a 48-year-old obese woman.Journal of surgical case reports · 2025Article
- Variation in surgical approach and postoperative complication among older adults undergoing ventral hernia repair.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Analysis of hospitalization costs in adult inguinal hernia: based on quantile regression model.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- Evaluation of 30-day outcomes for open ventral hernia repair using self-gripping versus nonself-gripping mesh.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Body Mass Index Within Multifactor Predictors of Ventral Hernia Recurrence: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Cureus · 2023Article
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Abstract
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aimsVentral hernia repair is one of the most common surgical procedures performed worldwide. Despite the large volume, consensus is lacking regarding indications for repair or choice of surgical method used for reconstruction. The aim of this study was to explore the risk for major complications and mortality in ventral hernia repair using data from a nationwide patient register.
methodPatient data of individuals over 18 years of age who had a ventral hernia procedure between 2004 and 2014 were retrieved from the Patient Register kept by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare. After exclusion of patients with concomitant bowel surgery, 45 676 primary surgical admissions were included. Procedures were dichotomised into laparoscopic and open surgery, and stratified for primary and incisional hernias.
resultsA total of 45 676 admissions were analysed. The material comprised 36% (16 670) incisional hernias and 64% (29 006) primary hernias. Women had a higher risk for reoperation during index admission after primary hernia repair (OR 1.84 (1.29-2.62)). Forty-three patients died of complications within 30 days of index surgery. Patients aged 80 years and older had a 2.5 times higher risk for a complication leading to reoperation, and a 12-fold higher mortality risk than patients aged 70-79 years.
conclusionAge is the dominant mortality risk factor in ventral hernia repair. Laparoscopic surgery was associated with a lower risk for reoperation during index admission. Reoperation seems to be a valid outcome variable, while registration of complications is generally poor in this type of cohort.
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