Comparison With International Recommendations, Study of Practices of Surgeons on Surgical Management of Asymptomatic Hernias
Conditions
Brief summary
Hernia pathology is one of the leading causes of surgery worldwide. For asymptomatic patients, surgery remains questionable. Although there are new European recommendations, the practice of digestive surgeons regarding the management of asymptomatic hernias is unknown. The objective of this study was to evaluate the practices of a large population of digestive surgeons with asymptomatic hernia.
Interventions
OTHERObservation study
French-speaking digestive surgeons are invited to respond to an online survey consisting of 13 common clinical situations concerning primary or asymptomatic incisional hernia pathology where a therapeutic decision is requested.
Sponsors
Hospices Civils de Lyon
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
\-
Exclusion criteria
* No
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| number and type of clinical cases for which a consensus, defined by an arbitrary value of 75% of surgeons with the same therapeutic attitude | The outcome measure is evaluated after 6 months during which the survey is online (from october 2016 to march 2017), time during which surgeons had access to answer it | The survey consists of general questions about the surgeons' activity and then 13 clinical situations where a decision is requested. The clinical cases are developed by the authors of the study in order to solve the frequent problems with the treatment of hernias and incisional hernias |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed