Association between Age and Umbilical Hernia Repair Outcomes in Children: A Multistate Population-Based Cohort Study.
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In brief
Multistate retrospective cohort study of 9,809 pediatric umbilical hernia repairs examining associations between patient age, sociodemographic factors, and postoperative outcomes including recurrence and 30-day hospital revisits. Analysis reveals 3-year recurrence rate of 0.57% with variations by patient characteristics.
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether patient age or other sociodemographic and clinical characteristics are associated with recurrence or unplanned related hospital revisits after pediatric umbilical hernia repair.
STUDY DESIGN: We performed a retrospective cohort study using the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project State Inpatient, Emergency Department, and Ambulatory Surgery and Services Databases of 7 states. Pediatric umbilical hernia repairs performed at any hospital or surgery center in 2010-2014 were included. Hernia recurrences and occurrences of unplanned and related hospital revisits within 30 days were evaluated.
RESULTS: Of 9809 included patients, 52.0% were female and 50.5% were black. The 3-year hernia recurrence rate was 0.57% (95% CI 0.42, 0.73). In multivariable analysis, the recurrence rate was higher in children