Prioritization criteria of patients on scheduled waiting lists for abdominal wall hernia surgery: a cross-sectional study

ConclusionExplicit criteria for prioritization in the waiting lists may be the consumption of analgesics for patients with incisional/ventral hernia and frailty for patients with inguinal hernia. A reasonable approach seems to establish separate waiting lists for incisional/ventral hernia and inguinal hernia repair.
Source: Hernia - Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research