Impact of body mass index on minimally invasive ventral hernia repair: an ACS-NSQIP analysis.

Purpose: Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 35 kg/m2 is a known independent risk factor for complications following open ventral hernia repair (VHR). We sought to examine the relationship between BMI and minimally invasive VHR.Methods: The ACS-NSQIP database was queried for all patients age ≥ 18 years undergoi...

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Publicado en:Hernia Vol. 23; no. 5; pp. 899 - 908
Autores principales: Owei, L., Swendiman, R. A., Torres-Landa, S., Dempsey, D. T., Dumon, K. R.
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Oct2019
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