Outcomes in inguinal hernia repair
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Ferdinand Köckerling
An increasingly more differentiated approach is taken to operative repair of inguinal hernia on the basis of the findings and patient-related influencing factors. In inguinal hernia surgery, this is known as a “tailored approach.” The outcome criteria used in inguinal hernia surgery are perioperative complication rates, recurrence rates, and chronic pain rates. For each outcome criterion, numerous influencing factors can be identified. It is advisable to view the outcome criteria independently of each other and to define their associated influencing variables separately, in order to better identify how the various factors affect the respective outcome.
Accordingly, in the following publications, you will find systematic reviews of the risk factors for perioperative complications [1], recurrences [2], and chronic pain [3]. In addition to these publications, there is a special review of registry-based findings for inguinal hernia surgery. In recent years, registry-based data have made important contributions to improving inguinal hernia surgery. The most important findings are presented in this article [4]. The lists of references given for the various publications highlight the relevant sources for the specific topic. Hence, these articles give a well-founded overview of the current state of knowledge in science for the different topics. For the practice domain, there are several evidence-based insights for optimization of hernia surgery. As such, all contributions are of scientific and practical interest.
The authors hope that these articles will provide you, the reader, with inspiration for your clinical activities.
Author Statement
Research funding: Author states no funding involved. Conflict of interest: Author states no conflict of interest.
Publication Funding
The German Society of Surgery funded the article processing charges of this article.
References
1. Weyhe D, Tabriz N, Sahlmann B, Uslar VN. Risk factors for perioperative complications in inguinal hernia repair – a systematic review. Innov Surg Sci 2017;2:47–5210.1515/iss-2017-0008Suche in Google Scholar PubMed PubMed Central
2. Niebuhr H, Köckerling F. Surgical risk factors for recurrence in inguinal hernia repair – a review of the literature. Innov Surg Sci 2017;2:53–9.10.1515/iss-2017-0013Suche in Google Scholar PubMed PubMed Central
3. Reinpold W. Risk factors of chronic pain after inguinal hernia repair: a systematic review. Innov Surg Sci 2017;2:61–8.10.1515/iss-2017-0017Suche in Google Scholar PubMed PubMed Central
4. Köckerling F. Data and outcome of inguinal hernia repair in hernia registers – a review of the literature. Innov Surg Sci 2017;2:69–79.10.1515/iss-2016-0206Suche in Google Scholar PubMed PubMed Central
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- Editorials
- One year Innovative Surgical Sciences – achievements and future perspectives
- Outcomes in inguinal hernia repair
- Reviews
- Risk factors for perioperative complications in inguinal hernia repair – a systematic review
- Surgical risk factors for recurrence in inguinal hernia repair – a review of the literature
- Risk factors of chronic pain after inguinal hernia repair: a systematic review
- Data and outcome of inguinal hernia repair in hernia registers – a review of the literature
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Editorials
- One year Innovative Surgical Sciences – achievements and future perspectives
- Outcomes in inguinal hernia repair
- Reviews
- Risk factors for perioperative complications in inguinal hernia repair – a systematic review
- Surgical risk factors for recurrence in inguinal hernia repair – a review of the literature
- Risk factors of chronic pain after inguinal hernia repair: a systematic review
- Data and outcome of inguinal hernia repair in hernia registers – a review of the literature
- General Research
- Original Articles
- Septic cardiomyopathy: evidence for a reduced force-generating capacity of human atrial myocardium in acute infective endocarditis
- Surgical management of rectal foreign bodies: a 10-year single-center experience
- Ergonomic assessment of the da Vinci console in robot-assisted surgery
