Incisional Hernia Repair With Mesh at Waitemata District Health Board - A 15 Year Retrospective Cohort Study'

Incisional Hernia Repair With Mesh at Waitemata District Health Board - A 15 Year Retrospective Cohort Study'

A retrospective review of all incisional hernia repairs at North Shore Hospital (NSH), Auckland, NZ was performed between January 2004 and July 2019. Patients who had an open or laparoscopic incisional hernia repair with mesh were included in this study. Patients were retrospectively followed up from the date of their operation until the end of the study period.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Primary surgical procedure was incisional hernia repair with mesh

Exclusion Criteria:

• Suture repair
• Other hernia repair (not incisional)
• Operation notes unavailable