A systematic review of outcome reporting in incisional hernia surgery
Author(s) -
Deena Harji,
Cca-Ar Thomas,
Stavros A. Antoniou,
Harsha Chandraratan,
B Griffiths,
B T Henniford,
Liam Horgan,
F. Köckerling,
Manuel LópezCano,
L Massey,
Marc Miserez,
Agneta Montgomery,
Filip Muysoms,
Benjamin K. Poulose,
W. Reinpold,
Neil Smart
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bjs open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.974
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2474-9842
DOI - 10.1093/bjsopen/zrab006
Subject(s) - medicine , incisional hernia , hernia , general surgery , abdominal surgery , incidence (geometry) , medline , surgery , physics , political science , law , optics
The incidence of incisional hernia is up to 20 per cent after abdominal surgery. The management of patients with incisional hernia can be complex with an array of techniques and meshes available. Ensuring consistency in reporting outcomes across studies on incisional hernia is important and will enable appropriate interpretation, comparison and data synthesis across a range of clinical and operative treatment strategies.
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