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ArticleHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2024

Enhanced recovery after robotic ventral hernia repair: factors associated with overnight stay in hospital.

M Marckmann, P-M Krarup, N A Henriksen, M W Christoffersen, K K Jensen

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Article in Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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  3. Development of criteria-led discharge for patients undergoing abdominal wall reconstruction.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026
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  10. Cost analysis of open versus robot-assisted ventral hernia repair - a retrospective cohort study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024
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M MarckmannDigestive Disease Center, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400, Copenhagen, Denmark. mads.marckmann.01@regionh.dk.ORCID 0009-0004-3608-5146
P-M KrarupDigestive Disease Center, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-1319-1451
N A HenriksenDepartment of hepatic and gastrointestinal diseases, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-1805-9866
M W ChristoffersenDigestive Disease Center, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-2239-1615
K K JensenDepartment of Surgery and Transplantation, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-4212-4936

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeEnhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols lead to reduced post-operative stay and improved outcomes after most types of abdominal surgery. Little is known about the optimal post-operative protocol after robotic ventral hernia repair (RVHR), including the potential limits of outpatient surgery. We report the results of an ERAS protocol after RVHR aiming to identify factors associated with overnight stay in hospital, as well as patient-reported pain levels in the immediate post-operative period.

methodsThis was a prospective cohort study of consecutive patients undergoing RVHR. Patients were included in a prospective database, registering patient characteristics, operative details, pain and fatigue during the first 3 post-operative days and pre- and 30-day post-operative hernia-related quality of life, using the EuraHS questionnaire.

resultsA total of 109 patients were included, of which 66 (61%) underwent incisional hernia repair. The most performed procedure was TARUP (robotic transabdominal retromuscular umbilical prosthetic hernia repair) (60.6%) followed by bilateral roboTAR (robotic transversus abdominis release) (19.3%). The mean horizontal fascial defect was 4.8 cm, and the mean duration of surgery was 141 min. In total, 78 (71.6%) patients were discharged on the day of surgery, and factors associated with overnight stay were increasing fascial defect area, longer duration of surgery, and transverse abdominis release. There was no association between post-operative pain and overnight hospital stay. The mean EuraHS score decreased significantly from 38.4 to 6.4 (P < 0.001).

conclusionAn ERAS protocol after RVHR was associated with a high rate of outpatient procedures with low patient-reported pain levels.

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Hernia, UmbilicalHernia, VentralIncisional HerniaLaparoscopyRobotic Surgical ProceduresHerniorrhaphyHospitalsHumansPostoperative PainProspective StudiesQuality of LifeRetrospective StudiesSurgical MeshERASLength of stayRobot-assisted surgeryVentral hernia repair

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PMCPMC10891254

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