Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery
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The primary aim of the present study was to investigate risk factors for readmission after elective umbilical and epigastric hernia repair and secondarily to evaluate causes for readmission. ⋯ The risk for 30-day readmission after umbilical or epigastric hernia repairs was mainly because of surgical complications. Open mesh repair reduced the risk for readmission in open repairs; no specific approach was found to reduce readmission after laparoscopic repair.