Abstract Purpose Primary (PVHs) and incisional (IHs) ventral hernias represent a common
indication for surgery. Nevertheless, most of the papers presented in literature analyze both …

Importance The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has advocated for the expansion of
outpatient surgery to conserve limited hospital resources and bed capacity, while …

Background Obesity is a risk factor for the development of ventral hernia and increases the
risk of recurrence and surgical site infection after hernia repair (HR). Objectives We tested …

Background The aim of this study was to assess whether the respective values of open and
laparoscopic intraperitoneal repairs of umbilical hernias are related to the European Hernia …

Purpose The use of outpatient surgery in inguinal hernia is heterogeneous despite clinical
recommendations. This study aimed to analyze the utilization trend of outpatient surgery for …

Introduction Several quality indices have been set up for evaluating the impact of the
reduction of the length of stay (LOS), such as the 30-day unplanned readmission (UR30) …

Background Debate persists on the optimal management of incisional hernias due to paucity
of accurate recurrence rates. Reoperation rates implicate a severe underestimation of the …

Introduction: ambulatory surgery is continuously expanding in global reach because of its
several advantages. This study aimed to describe the experience of our department in …

Introduction The Care Hotel is a virtual hybrid care model for postoperative patients after low-
risk procedures which allow recovery in an outpatient environment. This study aimed to …

MATERIALS AND METHODS: PubMed and Google Scholar searches were done by using
combinations of “inguinal hernia” and “emergency”, and “groin hernia” and “emergency” …