Severely frail patients undergoing elective ventral hernia repair (VHR) had higher odds of surgical site occurrences but similar rates of complications compared to non-frail patients. Despite lower quality of life scores at baseline, severely frail patients reported significant improvements in quality of life at 30 days and 6 months postoperatively, similar to non-frail patients. This suggests that appropriately selected older patients, even those who are severely frail, can benefit from elective VHR.
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