Emergency laparotomies are performed commonly throughout the world, but one in six
patients die within a month of surgery. Current international initiatives to reduce the …

Background Conventional statistics are based on a simple cause-and-effect principle.
Postoperative complications, however, have a multifactorial and interrelated etiology. The …

Importance Prosthetic mesh is frequently used to reinforce the repair of abdominal wall
incisional hernias. The benefits of mesh for reducing the risk of hernia recurrence or the long …

BACKGROUND Emergency general surgery (EGS) carries a disproportionate burden of risk
from medical errors, complications, and death compared with non-EGS (NEGS). Previous …

Importance Given the current climate of outcomes-driven quality reporting, it is critical to
appropriately risk stratify patients using standardized metrics. Objective To elucidate the risk …

Objective: The aim of this study was to establish the relationship between postoperative pain
and 30-day postoperative complications. Background: Only scarce data are available on the …

BACKGROUND: Incisional hernia repair is a frequent surgical procedure, but perioperative
risk factors and outcomes have not been prospectively assessed in large-scale studies. The …

Importance Hospital readmission rates following surgery are increasingly being used as a
marker of quality of care and are used in pay-for-performance metrics. To our knowledge …

Background Emergency major gastrointestinal (GI) surgery carries a considerable risk of
mortality and postoperative complications. Effective management of complications and …

Background Early surgical results after emergency repairs for the most frequent ventral
hernias (epigastric, umbilical, and incisional) are not well described. Thus, the aim of …