A retrospective review of all incisional hernia repairs at North Shore Hospital (NSH), Auckland, NZ was performed between January 2004 and July 2019. Patients who had an open or laparoscopic incisional hernia repair with mesh were included in this study. Patients were retrospectively followed up from the date of their operation until the end of the study period.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
718
open or laparoscopic repairs of incisional hernia with mesh
Post operative complications
Post operative complications as per Clavien-Dindo classification
Time frame: 30-days post procedure
Length of Hospital Stay
How long patients stayed admitted to hospital after surgery
Time frame: 0 days - 38 days
Recurrence of hernia
Did patients experience a recurrence of their hernia, if so after what period of time post operatively.
Time frame: 0 days - 15 years
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