Elective abdominal wall hernia repair surgical mortality-A systematic review of the literature and peer review of mortality in Australia.

The risk-adjusted mortality rate for elective abdominal wall hernia surgery in Australia is very low and compares favourably to international cohorts. Despite low absolute numbers, the factors which were most significantly associated with increased perioperative mortality in patients undergoing elective surgical abdominal wall hernia repair were increased age, cardiorespiratory co-morbidity and incisional hernia repair.