Compensation after umbilical hernia repair: prosthesis and non-prosthesis claims | Zendy

Martin Frimand Rønnow | Zendy; Mattias Hoffner | Zendy; Svend Schulze | Zendy; Frederik Helgstrand | Zendy; Claes Hjalmarsson | Zendy; Thue Bisgaard | Zendy

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Compensation after umbilical hernia repair: prosthesis and non-prosthesis claims

Author(s) -

Martin Frimand Rønnow,

Mattias Hoffner,

Svend Schulze,

Frederik Helgstrand,

Claes Hjalmarsson,

Thue Bisgaard

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

british journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.202

H-Index - 201

eISSN - 1365-2168

pISSN - 0007-1323

DOI - 10.1093/bjs/znac054

Subject(s) - medicine , prosthesis , chronic pain , hernia , compensation (psychology) , surgery , umbilical hernia , hernia repair , general surgery , physical therapy , psychology , psychoanalysis

Evidence for mesh-related surgical complications and chronic pain after umbilical hernia repair is only sparsely reported. The present study used economic claims and compensation as a proxy for mesh-related complications and chronic pain. Mesh-related complications and chronic pain may be important adverse long-term outcomes following umbilical hernia repair. Mesh-related complications were an important reason for granting economic compensation.

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