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The impact of urgency of umbilical hernia repair on adverse outcomes in patients with cirrhosis: a population-based cohort study from England

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© 2023, The Author(s). Introduction: Umbilical hernia is common in patients with cirrhosis; however, there is a paucity of dedicated studies on postoperative outcomes in this group of patients. This population-based cohort study aimed to determine the outcomes after emergency and elective umbilical hernia repair in patients with cirrhosis. Methods: Two linked electronic healthcare databases from England were used to identify all patients undergoing umbilical hernia repair between January 2000 and December 2017. Patients were grouped into those with and without cirrhosis and stratified by severity into compensated and decompensated cirrhosis. Length of stay, readmission, 90-day case fatality rate and the odds ratio of 90-day postoperative mortality were defined using logistic regression. Results: In total, 22,163 patients who underwent an umbilical hernia repair were included and 297 (1.34%) had cirrhosis. More patients without cirrhosis had an elective procedure, 86% compared with 51% of those with cirrhosis (P < 0.001). In both the elective and emergency settings, patients with cirrhosis had longer hospital length of stay (elective: 0 vs 1 day, emergency: 2 vs 4 days, P < 0.0001) and higher readmission rates (elective: 4.87% vs 11.33%, emergency:11.39% vs 29.25%, P < 0.0001) than those without cirrhosis. The 90-day case fatality rates were 2% and 0.16% in the elective setting, and 19% and 2.96% in the emergency setting in patients with and without cirrhosis respectively. Conclusion: Emergency umbilical hernia repair in patients with cirrhosis is associated with poorer outcomes in terms of length of stay, readmissions and mortality at 90 days.

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Author(s): Adiamah A, Rashid A, Crooks CJ, Hammond J, Jepsen P, West J, Humes DJ

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Hernia

Year: 2024

Volume: 28

Pages: 109-117

Print publication date: 01/02/2024

Online publication date: 28/11/2023

Acceptance date: 18/09/2023

Date deposited: 22/02/2024

ISSN (print): 1265-4906

ISSN (electronic): 1248-9204

Publisher: Springer Nature

URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-023-02898-6

DOI: 10.1007/s10029-023-02898-6

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