Preoperative optimization in hernia surgery: are we really helping or are we just stalling?
A. Fafaj,
S. M. P. de Figueiredo,
M. J. Rosen
et al.
Abstract:Background
Managing patients with abdominal wall hernias and multiple comorbidities can be challenging because these patients are at increased risk for postoperative complications. Preoperative optimization has been used to identify and intervene upon modifiable risk factors to improve hernia repair outcomes, however, waiting to achieve optimization may cause unnecessary delays.
Methods
We describe our approach to preoperative optimization in hernia and we… Show more
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