ArticleSurgical endoscopy2023
Gender, racial, and socioeconomic disparity of preoperative optimization goals in ventral hernia repair.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The impact of socioeconomic status in hernia treatment: a qualitative systematic review.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Pooled it
- "I Just Wish Someone would Take me Very Seriously": Impact of Delayed Ventral Hernia Repair on Patient Well-being.Annals of surgery · 2026Article
- The effect of socioeconomic status on quality of life following ventral hernia repair.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Recurrent emergent hernia repairs: who is at risk?Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Impact of surgical approach on complications by sex following ventral and incisional hernia repair.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Use of Biologic and Biosynthetic Mesh for Ventral Hernia Repair in Current Practice.JAMA surgery · 2025Article
- The Role of Prehabilitation in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: It Is More Than "Watch and Wait".Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches · 2024Article
- Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Referrals.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundPreoperative optimization cut-offs are frequently utilized to determine eligibility for elective ventral hernia repair. Our objective was to assess the relationship between gender, race, and socioeconomic status and preoperative optimization goals.
methodsWe queried our institutional database for adults with ventral hernia diagnoses between 2016 and 2021. Demographics, comorbidities, laboratory, and operative data were collected and analyzed. The following cut-offs were used to determine eligibility for elective repair: body mass index (BMI) < 40 kg/m
resultsA total of 5638 patients were included [Whites = 4321 (77%), Blacks = 794 (14%), Hispanics = 318 (6%), and other/unknown 205 (4%)]. Median age was 61 years and 50% were male. Most common hernia types were umbilical (36%) and incisional (20%). 10% had BMI > 40 kg/m
conclusionNearly 1 of 5 patients with ventral hernias is affected by commonly used arbitrary preoperative optimization cut-offs. These cut-offs disproportionately impact females, Black patients and those with higher socioeconomic distress. These disparities need to be considered when planning preoperative optimization protocols and resource allocation to ensure equitable access to elective ventral hernia repair.
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