Surgical expertise and risk of long-term complications following groin hernia mesh repair in Sweden: a prospective, patient-reported, nationwide register study
Groin hernia repairs represent a significant surgical procedure for resident surgeons in training. The level of surgical expertise was not found to be associated with increased long-term complications, suggesting that resident surgeons do not affect groin hernia patients negatively.
Authors
- Pär Nordin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6117-5777)
- Hanna de la Croix (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3745-7162)
- Henrik Holmberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6206-3099)
- Maria Melkemichel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2161-2888)
- Agneta Montgomery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1628-6715)
Institutions
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- Lund University (SE)
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
- Umeå University (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-07-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/js9.0000000000002871
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Hernia repair and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.02