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

Lily Owei,Robert A. Swendiman,Samuel Torres-Landa,Daniel T. Dempsey,Kristoffel R. Dumon

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

2019

Lily Owei
Robert A. Swendiman
Samuel Torres-Landa
Daniel T. Dempsey
Kristoffel R. Dumon

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.

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Surgery
General surgery
Obesity
Obesity paradox
Risk factor
Body mass index
Medicine
Ventral hernia repair
Complication
Underweight
Abdominal surgery

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