Risk factors and outcomes of acute versus elective groin hernia surgery

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 213, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 363-369

  Abi Haidar, Youmna ^a   Sanchez, Vivian ^a   Itani, Kamal M F ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; FEMORAL HERNIA; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEART ARREST; HEART DISEASE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HEMATOMA; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROPERITONEAL HEMORRHAGE; RISK FACTOR; SCROTUM HERNIA; SEPSIS; SEROMA; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; BOSTON; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HERNIA, ABDOMINAL; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052969006     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.05.008     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. R.D. Matthews, and L. Neumayer Inguinal hernia in the 21st century: an evidence-based review Curr Prob Surg 45 2008 261 312 (Pubitemid 351377563)
2. I.M. Rutkow Demographic and socioeconomic aspects of hernia repair in the United States in 2003 Surg Clin North Am 83 2003 1045 1051 (Pubitemid 37175657)
3. P. Primatesta, and M.J. Goldacre Inguinal hernia repair: incidence of elective and emergency surgery, readmission and mortality Int J Epidemiol 25 1996 835 839 (Pubitemid 26290069)
4. J.A. Alvarez, R.F. Baldonedo, and I.G. Bear Incarcerated groin hernias in adults: presentation and outcome Hernia 8 2003 121 126
5. N.C. Gallegos, J. Dawson, M. Jarvis, and M. Hobsley Risk of strangulation in groin hernias Br J Surg 78 1991 1171 1173
6. M. Davies, D. Chris, and C. Davies Emergency presentation of abdominal hernias: outcome and reasons for delay in treatment- a prospective study Ann R Coll Surg Engl 89 2007 47 50 (Pubitemid 46111578)
7. H. Nillson, G. Stylianidis, and M. Haapamaki Mortality after groin hernia surgery Ann Surg 245 2007 656 660 (Pubitemid 46555672)
8. Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract Patient care guidelines www.ssat.com/cgi-bin/hernia6.cgi 2000 Accessed May 28, 2010
9. N.J. Andrews Presentation and outcome of strangulated external hernia in a district general hospital Br J Surg 68 1981 329 332 (Pubitemid 11096879)
10. S. Haapaniemi, G. Sandblom, and E. Nilsson Mortality after elective and emergency surgery for inguinal and femoral hernia Hernia 3 1999 205 208 (Pubitemid 30034984)
11. S.N. Oishi, C.P. Page, and W.H. Schwesinger Complicated presentations of groin hernias Am J Surg 162 1991 568 570
12. G.P. McEntee, A. O'Carroll, and B. Mooney Timing of strangulation in adult hernias Br J Surg 76 1989 725 726 (Pubitemid 19188785)
13. G. Ohana, I. Manevwitch, and R. Weil Inguinal hernia: challenging the traditional indication for surgery in asymptomatic patients Hernia 8 2004 117 120 (Pubitemid 38779847)
14. R.J. Fitzgibbons, A. Giobbie-Hurder, and J.O. Gibbs Watchful waiting vs repair of inguinal hernia in minimally symptomatic men: a randomized clinical trial JAMA 295 2006 285 292 (Pubitemid 43112956)
15. P. Berger Résultats de L'examen de Dix Mille Observations de Hernies Recueillies la Consultation des Bandages au Bureau Central, du 4 Février 1881 au 11 Aot 1884 Procs-Verbaux, Mémoires, et Discussions (Congrs Franais de Chirurgie) 9 1986 264 317
16. R. Neutra, A. Velez, R. Ferrada, and R. Galan Risk of incarceration of inguinal hernia in Cali, Colombia J Chron Dis 34 1981 561 564 (Pubitemid 11026508)
17. P.J. O'Dwyer, J. Norrie, and A. Alani Observation or operation for patients with an asymptomatic inguinal hernia: a randomized clinical trial Ann Surg 244 2006 167 173 (Pubitemid 44305529)
18. G. Askew, G.T. Williams, and S.C. Brown Delay in presentation and misdiagnosis of strangulated hernia: prospective study J R Coll Surg Edinb 37 1992 37 38
19. J. Kjaergaard, M. Bay-Nielsen, and H. Kehlet Mortality following emergency groin hernia surgery in Denmark Hernia 14 2010 351 355
20. R.A. Rosenthal, and M.E. Zenilman Surgery in the elderly C.M. Townsend, D.R. Beauchamp, B.M. Evers, K.L. Mattox, Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice 16th ed. 2001 WB Saunders Philadelphia 226 246
21. B. Kulah, A.P. Duzgun, and M. Moran Emergency hernia repairs in elderly patients Am J Surg 182 2001 455 459 (Pubitemid 34062840)
22. M. Bay-Nielsen, H. Kehlet, and L. Strand Quality assessment of 26,304 herniorrhaphies in Denmark: a prospective nationwide study Lancet 358 2001 1124 1128 (Pubitemid 32971844)
23. J.W. Serpell, P.E.M. Jarrett, and C.D. Johnson A prospective study of bilateral inguinal hernia repair Ann R Coll Surg Engl 72 1990 299 303 (Pubitemid 20318004)
24. J.L. Bouillot, K. Aouad, and D. Heudes Bilateral inguinal hernias repair: analytic study of 71 patients Hernia 1 1997 179 183