Patient-reported outcomes have become a critical part of improving surgical care because of their ability to capture patient experiences, such as quality of life and satisfaction, that can help inform ...

Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair has significantly increased compared with open surgery. In addition to being safe, this type of repair is associated with a shorter length of stay and lower cost of ...

Undergoing laparoscopic repair of primary ventral hernias (PVHs) reduced the likelihood that patients would experience surgical site infection by 85%, but patients spent an additional day in the ...

Not fixating the mesh in open retromuscular ventral hernia repair (RVHR) was noninferior to fixation, a single-center clinical trial found. Hernia recurrence rates at 1 year were similar between the ...

Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (VHR) is a procedure that is increasingly carried out in clinical practice, as a result of the advent of dual-layer meshes. The efficacy, safety, and ...

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While offering similar clinical benefits at 1 year, a medium-weight polypropylene mesh was no better for pain control than a heavy-weight mesh in patients who underwent open retromuscular ventral ...

March 1 (UPI) --About one in six people in the United States who undergo hernia repair surgery need to have the procedure again within 10 years due to recurrence, a study published Tuesday by JAMA ...

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vicarious Surgical Inc. (“Vicarious Surgical'' or the “Company”), a next-generation robotics company seeking to improve the cost, efficiency, and outcomes of surgical ...