Association of body mass index with morbidity following elective ventral hernia repair

Association of body mass index with morbidity following elective ventral hernia repair

Background: Prior work has linked body mass index (BMI) with postoperative outcomes of ventral hernia repair (VHR), though recent data characterizing this association are limited. This study used a contemporary national cohort to investigate the association between BMI and VHR outcomes. Methods: Adu...

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Main Authors: Russyan Mark Mabeza, MD MPH, Nam Yong Cho, BS, Amulya Vadlakonda, BS, Sara Sakowitz, MS MPH, Shayan Ebrahimian, MS, Ashkan Moazzez, MD MPH, Peyman Benharash, MD MS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-08-01
Series:Surgery Open Science
Subjects:
Ventral hernia repair
Elective surgery
Body mass index
Outcomes
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589845023000337

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