Outcomes of acute versus elective primary ventral hernia repair

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 523-528

  Li, Linda T ^a   Jafrani, Ryan J ^a   Becker, Natasha S ^a   Berger, Rachel L ^a   Hicks, Stephanie C ^a   Davila, Jessica A ^a   Liang, Mike K ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute primary ventral hernia repair; emergency hernia repair; general surgery; mortality; outcomes research; surgical site infection; survival; umbilical hernia repair; ventral hernia repair

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ADJUSTMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84894108372     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182ab0743     Document Type: Article

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