Abstract:Background:To determine the cost-effectiveness of elective inguinal herniorrhaphy for various repair methods, and to compare between them in the context of reoperation. Methods: Retrospective review of medical records from patients who underwent elective inguinal herniorrhaphy during the period between January 1998 and June 2014. The incremental cost-effective ratios (ICER) of hernia repairs were calculated by using the primary tissue repair as reference cost. Results: There were 1,415 patients with 1,787 elec… Show more
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