Ventral Incisional Hernia
Conditions
Brief summary
Quality Control of ventral hernia surgery in 21 Belgian hospitals by prospective registration in close collaboration with the Danish Hernia Database.
Interventions
PROCEDUREHernia repair
Primary or mesh repair of primary ventral or incisional hernia
Sponsors
Belgian Section for Abdominal Wall Surgery, section of the Royal Belgian Society for Surgery
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Consecutively all patients with an elective or emergency repair of every ventral/incisional hernia (including parastomal hernia) * Male and female * 18 years or older * Operated of supervised by a participating surgeon (participating in this study is not necessarily by a whole surgical department of one of the 18 participating Belgian hospitals, but by specific surgeons) * Elective and emergency surgery * Signed informed consent form
Exclusion criteria
* Younger than 18 years * Not operated or supervised by participating surgeon * Pregnant at inclusion in the registry * No signed informed consent form
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reoperation | through study completion, an average of 2 years | reoperation and readmission rate for (mesh-related) complications or recurrence related) complications or recurrence reoperation and readmission rate for (mesh related) complications or recurrence reoperation and readmission rate for (mesh related) complications or recurrence reoperation and readmission rate for (mesh related) complications or recurrence reoperation and readmission rate for (mesh related) complications or recurrence reoperation and readmission rate for (mesh related) complications or recurrence reoperation and readmission rate for (mesh-related) complications or recurrence |
Outcome results
None listed