Open AccessDelay in emergency hernia surgery is associated with worse outcomes
Author(s) -
Ira L. Leeds,
Christian Jones,
Sandra R. DiBrito,
Joseph V. Sakran,
Elliott R. Haut,
Alistair Kent
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
surgical endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.457
H-Index - 152
eISSN - 1432-2218
pISSN - 0930-2794
DOI - 10.1007/s00464-019-07245-4
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal surgery , quartile , surgery , hernia , odds ratio , logistic regression , propensity score matching , hepatology , diaphragmatic hernia , confidence interval
Patients requiring emergent surgery for hernia vary widely in presentation and management. The purpose of this study was to determine if the variation in timing of urgent surgery impacts surgical outcomes.
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