| Grade D | Because there is no way to predict the biologic interaction of each patient to each available hernia mesh, the patient should be informed of potential interactions and complications. The complexity and variability of the biologic interaction would also argue against the standardization of mesh within a hospital or outpatient surgery center, allowing surgeons and patients to have options between a variety of mesh choices |
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