Long-term Outcomes After Epigastric Hernia Repair in Women - a Nationwide Database Study (EPI-WOMEN)

Bispebjerg Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Epigastric Hernia; Women With Epigastric Hernias

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05750368

women-epigastric

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim was to evaluate outcomes after epigastric hernia repair in women on a nationwide basis. The primary outcome iss recurrence - secondary outcomes are readmission, operation for complication, risk factors for recurrence, and readmittance.

Full description

Aim Outcomes after epigastric hernia repair are rarely reported independently. Furthermore, women have the highest prevalence of epigastric hernia repair in the age of 41-50 years.

The aim of this study was to evaluate long-term outcomes after epigastric hernia repairs in women on a nationwide basis.

Methods Nationwide database cohort study using prospectively recorded data from the Danish Hernia Database from women undergoing elective repair for epigastric hernias, during a 4-year period (2018-2021). A 100% follow-up was obtained by combining intra-operative data with data from the National Civil Register (NRC). The primary outcome was operation for recurrence, secondary outcomes were readmission and operation for complications. We compared open vs. laparoscopic repairs, and subgroup analysis were made for open repairs (sutured vs. mesh).

Enrollment: 3,031 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 120 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All female patients undergoing elective repair with a laparoscopic or open technique for an epigastric hernia were included.

Exclusion criteria

• umbilical or incisional hernias, male patients, recurrent hernia repairs, and hernia repairs performed in relation to other surgical procedures.

Trial design

3,031 participants in 1 patient group

women undergoing epigastric hernia repair

Description:

all women who have undergone epigastric hernia repair open or laparoscopic in Denmark during af 4-year period from January 1st, 2018, to Dec 31st, 2021.