Analysis of the SAGES Outcomes Initiative groin hernia database
Velanovich V, Shadduck P, Khaitan L, Morton J, Maupin G, Traverso L. Analysis of the SAGES Outcomes Initiative groin hernia database. Surgical Endoscopy 2005, 20: 191-198. PMID: 16341567, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0436-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSAGES Outcomes InitiativeHernia DatabaseVoluntary registryOutcomes InitiativeClass IASA class IFirst postoperative visitAmerican Gastrointestinal Endoscopic SurgeonsBackgroundIn 1999Unilateral herniaPostoperative eventsMost patientsPostoperative dataPostoperative visitNarcotic useOpen repairRandomized trialsGeneral anesthesiaHernia casesAnesthetic techniqueEndoscopic repairSymptomatic herniaHernia RegistryMandatory registrySignificant bruising