Emergency umbilical hernia management: scoping review.

Josephine WalshawAnna KuligowskaNeil J SmartNatalie S BlencoweMatthew James Lee

Published in: BJS open (2024)

This scoping review demonstrates the paucity of high-quality data for this condition. There is a need for randomized trials addressing all aspects of emergency umbilical hernia repair, with patient-reported outcomes.

Keyphrases

patient reported outcomes
public health
emergency department
healthcare
electronic health record
emergency medical
big data
artificial intelligence