Predictors of emergency ventral hernia repair: Targets to improve patient access and guide patient selection for elective repair

Background Emergency operations are associated with worse outcomes than elective operations. If not repaired electively, ventral hernias are at risk of strangulating and requiring emergency repair. We sought to identify patient- and hospital-level factors associated with emergency ventral hernia rep...

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Veröffentlicht in:Surgery 2016-11, Vol.160 (5), p.1379-1391
Hauptverfasser: Wolf, Lindsey L., MD, Scott, John W., MD, MPH, Zogg, Cheryl K., MSPH, MHS, Havens, Joaquim M., MD, Schneider, Eric B., PhD, Smink, Douglas S., MD, MPH, Salim, Ali, MD, Haider, Adil H., MD, MPH
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