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. 2022 Dec;407(8):3711-3717.
doi: 10.1007/s00423-022-02650-1. Epub 2022 Aug 17.

Risk of bowel resection in incarcerated inguinal hernia: watch out for ASA score and hernia type

Anja Katharina Dwertmann  1 , Sebastian Soppe  1 , Lukas Hefermehl  1 , Andreas Keerl  1 , Andrea Wirsching  1 , Antonio Nocito  2
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Risk of bowel resection in incarcerated inguinal hernia: watch out for ASA score and hernia type

Anja Katharina Dwertmann et al. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2022 Dec.

Abstract

Purpose: Incarcerated inguinal hernias can promote bowel ischemia. Emergent bowel resection is associated with increased postoperative morbidity. Risk factors for bowel resection might identify patients who benefit from elective inguinal hernia repair.

Methods: Sixty-five consecutive patients undergoing emergency inguinal hernia repair between 2012 and 2018 at our institution were entered in a prospective database. Data analysis was approved by the local ethics committee. Patient characteristics, surgery data, and postoperative outcomes were compared between patients with and without bowel resection. Risk factors for bowel resection were assessed with univariate and multivariate analysis.

Results: Patients requiring bowel resection were more often female (87%, P = 0.004) and presented in 67% with a femoral hernia. Postoperative complications occurred more often after hernia reduction and bowel resection compared to no resection (67% vs. 36%, P = 0.035). ASA score 3-4 and femoral herniation were independent predictors of bowel resection (P = 0,046 and P = 0,047, respectively).

Conclusion: Highly comorbid patients can profit from early elective hernia repair to prevent bowel resection.

Keywords: ASA score; Bowel resection; Comorbidity; Emergency; Incarceration; Inguinal hernia.

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