Prevalence and Predictors of Hernia Infection: Does Gender Matter?

Paul E. Craig; Priti Parikh; Ronald J. Markert; Jonathan M. Saxe

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Prevalence and Predictors of Hernia Infection: Does Gender Matter?

Paul E. Craig, Priti Parikh, Ronald J. Markert, Jonathan M. Saxe

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The article examines the influence of gender in the prevalence of hernia infection. The author discusses the causes of ventral hernias which include trauma and congenital problems and offers the result of the study from different risk factors being focused in the study showing that females and patients who have undergone trauma surgery will likely experience postoperative infection. Also presented is a table that shows clinical characteristics of patients and the risk factors for infection.

Original language	American English
Journal	The American Surgeon
Volume	82
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/000313481608200408
State	Published - Apr 1 2016

Keywords

Hernia
Surgical Complications
Infection
Wounds
Injuries
Diseases
Risk Factors

Disciplines

Surgery

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