High complication and mortality rates after emergency groin hernia repair: a nationwide register-based cohort study.

Ann Hou Sæter Siv Fonnes Jacob Rosenberg Kristoffer Andresen

Published in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2022)

Complication and mortality rates after emergency groin hernia repair remain high. This study underlines the importance of a timely repair in incarcerated hernias to avoid contaminated surgical fields and the need for bowel resection.

Keyphrases

public health
emergency department
cardiovascular events
healthcare
risk factors
heavy metals
drinking water
cross sectional