Surgeon Age and Experience Impact Hernia Repair Outcomes

Older and more experienced surgeons have distinct effects on complications in ventral hernia repairs.

Open repairs: Higher surgeon age linked to greater recurrence (OR 7.1), but lower severe complications (OR 0.5).
Robotic repairs: Aging surgeons face increased odds of recurrence and reoperation, while experience reduces those risks significantly.

Consider tailored training to enhance patient outcomes, especially for older surgeons in high-recurrence procedures.

Laparoscopic repairs show no age effect on recurrence, but experienced surgeons have a higher recurrence rate (OR 3.5) yet lower reoperation odds (OR 0.2).

Journal Article by Elemosho A, Sarac BA (…) Janis JE et 2 al. in World J Surg

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