Open AccessMechanisms of age and race differences in receiving minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair
Author(s) -
Joceline V. Vu,
Vidhya Gunaseelan,
Justin B. Dimick,
Michael J. Englesbe,
Darrell A. Campbell,
Dana A. Telem
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
surgical endoscopy/surgical endoscopy and other interventional techniques
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.457
H-Index - 152
eISSN - 1432-2218
pISSN - 0930-2794
DOI - 10.1007/s00464-019-06695-0
Subject(s) - medicine , inguinal hernia , hernia repair , abdominal surgery , cohort , general surgery , surgery , hernia
Black patients and older adults are less likely to receive minimally invasive hernia repair. These differences by race and age may be influenced by surgeon-specific utilization rate of minimally invasive repair. In this study, we explored the association between race, age, and surgeon utilization of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) with the likelihood of receiving MIS inguinal hernia repair.