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Observational studyHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2025

Determining a BMI threshold for ventral hernia recurrence among a predominantly underrepresented minority population.

James L Cook, Amanda C Purdy, Jessica K Liu, Chinelo Okafor, Ashkan Moazzez, Junko Ozao-Choy

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Observational study in Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  3. Robot ventral hernia repair in class II-IV obesity: early and mid-term results.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025
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6 authors.

James L CookDepartment of Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, 90509, USA. jcook@dhs.lacounty.gov.ORCID 0009-0003-5480-6704
Amanda C PurdyDepartment of Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, 90509, USA.
Jessica K LiuDepartment of Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, 90509, USA.
Chinelo OkaforLoyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, 90045, USA.
Ashkan Moazzez *Department of Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, 90509, USA.
Junko Ozao-Choy *Department of Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, 90509, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeIdentify the body mass index (BMI) threshold at which the risk of recurrence increases after hernia repair.

methodsIn this retrospective observational study, clinical data were collected from patients who underwent ventral hernia repair within a county-wide health system from to 2014-2020. Classification and Regression Tree (CART) analysis was used to determine the BMI threshold at which recurrence rate significantly increased. Bivariate and multivariable Cox regression analyses were used to determine the association of the identified threshold and other factors with recurrence. The Kaplan-Meyer analysis described the long-term recurrence risk based on the identified BMI threshold.

results478 patients with a median BMI of 32.5 kg/m

conclusionsBMI > 33.67 kg/m

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Body Mass IndexHernia, VentralHerniorrhaphyAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsBody mass indexHernia recurrenceObesityVentral hernia

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PMID40380045

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