Variation in practice and outcomes after inguinal hernia repair: a nationwide observational study

Abstract Background Inguinal hernia repair has often been used as a showcase to illustrate practice variation in surgery. This study determined the degree of hospital variation in proportion of patients with an inguinal hernia undergoing operative repair and the effect of this variation on clinical...

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Main Authors: Carmen S. S. Latenstein, Floris M. Thunnissen, Mitchell Harker, Stef Groenewoud, Mark W. Noordenbos, Femke Atsma, Philip R. de Reuver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-020-01030-0