Risk Factors for Poor Outcome After Epigastric and Umbilical Hernia Repair
Risk Factors for Poor Outcome After Epigastric and Umbilical Hernia Repair
Umbilical and epigastric hernia repairs are common and performed by numerous surgical
 techniques. Considering that the hernia repairs in general are relatively small and simple
 procedures there are disproportionate poor results.

 The aim of present study is to determine surgical risk factors for readmission after
 umbilical and epigastric hernia repair and to report risk factors for later reoperation for
 recurrence.
All elective umbilical or epigastric hernias registered in the Danish Ventral Hernia Database
 are included in the study. The included patients will be followed in up to 4 years in order
 to identify correlation between technical aspects of the hernia repair and postoperative
 morbidity.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Umbilical or epigastric hernia repair

 Exclusion Criteria:

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