Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Comparison of laparoscopic and open repair with mesh for the treatment of ventral incisional hernia: a randomized trial.
Laparoscopic repair of ventral incisional hernias has not been proved to be safer than open mesh repair. ⋯ Laparoscopic repair was associated with fewer, albeit more severe, complications and improved some patient-centered outcomes. Trial Registration clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00240188.
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To compare risk- and volume-adjusted outcomes of colon resections performed at teaching hospitals (THs) vs non-THs to assess whether benign disease may influence the volume-outcome effect. ⋯ With the inclusion of benign disease, colon surgery displays a volume-outcome relationship in favor of non-THs. Inclusion of benign disease may represent a tipping point.