Outcomes of emergency versus elective ventral hernia repair can differ dramatically, including increased rates of mortality, reoperation and readmission when a ventral hernia is managed in the emergency setting.
During MedStar Georgetown University Hospital’s Abdominal Wall Reconstruction 2021 Conference, Brent Matthews, MD, reviewed nonoperative management strategies for acute appendicitis, small bowel obstruction, diverticulitis, acute cholecystitis and perforated ulcer in patients with