AUSTIN, Texas—Patients who undergo nonelective ventral hernia repair tend to have higher recurrence rates, more readmissions and more complications. They also account for disproportionately higher expenditure than patients who undergo elective repair, further challenging the “watch-and-wait” paradigm, according to new research.
“Back in 2006, a now landmark prospective study suggested asymptomatic ventral hernias might be better observed than operated