Operative management of non-elective incisional hernia reduces readmission in a national database.
J NighD J WadeG T RivesS A KarimA BhavarajuM K KimbroughR J ReifK W SextonHanna K JensenPublished in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2022)
In this nationwide study, patients with non-elective admissions for incisional hernia were mostly managed surgically. Those managed operatively had lower rates of readmission when compared to non-operative management. Initial non-operative management was associated with a shorter length of stay and a lower cost to the patient. The results of this study support operative management of symptomatic incisional hernia.
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