For years, surgeons have been struggling to find the best way to avoid the greatest harm in patients with incidentally identified hernias. Avoiding harm in this case is easy — it can best be accomplished by counseling and educating patients and only repairing hernias that cause symptoms.
It's a reality check for those patients who are considering these operations,
Patients aged 65 or older face a nearly three-fold increase in the risk of early mortality,
There are certain people who are at higher risk within that Medicare group. Men, for example, have a much higher risk, nearly double the risk of women, and people with other medical conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes,
This is a major operation in a high-risk population.
We've really moved far away from preventive surgery, and this is another example of that.
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This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.