Clinical Trial: Risk Factors for Poor Outcome After Epigastric and Umbilical Hernia Repair

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: Nationwide Prospective Study of Surgical Risk Factors for Poor Outcome After Epigastric and Umbilical Hernia Repair

Brief Summary:

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.


Detailed Summary: 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.
Sponsor: University Hospital Koge

Current Primary Outcome: readmission [ Time Frame: 30 days ]

Riskfactors for readmission within 30 days after umbilical or epigastric hernia repair


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: reoperation for recurrence [ Time Frame: up to 4 years ]

Risk factors for recurrence repair after umbilical or epigastric hernia repair


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: University Hospital Koge

Dates:
Date Received: August 13, 2012
Date Started: January 2007
Date Completion:
Last Updated: August 13, 2012
Last Verified: August 2012