Boston Hernia Quality Report – For patients taken care of in calendar year 2019
Total hernia surgery patients: 499
Total Umbilical/Epigastric hernia: 72
Total Inguinal hernia: 470 (including 53 patients who had bilateral hernia)
Total number of patients recorded in the AHSQC registry: 499
Total number of hernia patients with 30 day post op outcomes recorded: 359
Total number of inguinal hernia patients with 6 months outcomes: 116 (out of 860 nationally)
Unplanned return to the OR – 1 of 499 (0.2%)
Wound infection: 2 of 499 (0.5%)
*Recurrence will be reported after 12 months, as 6 month recurrence rate is not an accurate measure
Quality of life graphs for BH inguinal hernia n=116 in blue, n=860 in green for entire AHSQC – see link here for more detailed information about EuraHS
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