A Scoping Review of Quality-of-Life Assessments Employed in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction

LaGuardia, Jonnby S.; Milek, David; Lebens, Ryan S.; Chen, David R.; Moghadam, Shahrzad; Loria, Anthony; Langstein, Howard N.; Fleming, Fergal J.; Leckenby, Jonathan I.

doi:10.1016/j.jss.2023.10.013

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“…30,31 The most recent hernia-specific QOL, the Abdominal Hernia-Q, is a patient-developed survey, giving it unique advantages. 32 Laguardia and colleagues 33 have published an in-depth review of the available QOL surveys for hernia and reported on their utilization over the past decade.…”

Section: Quality Of Lifementioning

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State of the Art: Advances in Hernia Care

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2024

The American Surgeon™

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The field of hernia surgery has seen many recent advances and continues to evolve. Care of the hernia patient begins preoperatively by ensuring adequate preparation for surgery with surgeons now having the opportunity to accurately predict risk which can aid with informed consent. Imaging studies can now help surgeons diagnose and plan hernia surgery on an individual level based on hernia characteristics as well as abdominal wall musculature. In the operating room, new technology and surgical techniques have allowed surgeons to become increasingly sophisticated with goals of reducing tension on midline closures, utilizing minimally invasive and robotic techniques, and availability of new and varied mesh prosthetics. While modest improvements in outcomes have been witnessed by these advances, there is still opportunity for improvement which will be realized by continued research, use of registries, and education and training. Hernia prevention strategies focusing on minimally invasive surgery, laparotomy closure, and the use of prophylactic mesh will also help with the burden of incisional hernias. These advances in hernia surgery have led to the new field of Abdominal Core Health which helps represent this evolving and growing new subspecialty of general surgery.

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