Complications in Inguinal Hernia Surgery

Complications in Inguinal Hernia Surgery - a Nationwide Registry Study

Inguinal hernia repair is the most common procedure in general surgery. Even with acceptable complication rates, thousands of patients worldwide suffer from inguinal hernia surgery complications every year. In Finland, the Finnish Patient Insurance Centre (FPIC) receives reports from surgical complications. In this study, the database of FPIC is used to compare the complication profiles of open and laparoscopic inguinal hernia surgery with mesh.

Inclusion Criteria:

• surgery between 2002 and 2010
• complicated inguinal hernia surgery reported to FPIC

Exclusion Criteria:

• none