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. 2018 Jan 6;22(4):561–575. doi: 10.1007/s10029-017-1724-6

Table 8.

Follow-up data part 2

Routes Post-operative complications Post-operative pain Seroma Infection Recurrence Reoperation Mortality QoL measurements
Swedish Hernia Registry Inguinal Registered by the coordinator Yes Yes Yes At reoperation Yes Yes IPQ 2
Primary ventral, incisional, parastomal Yes Yes and at reoperation No
Danish Hernia Database Inguinal, port-site, primary ventral, incisional, parastomal Only if requiring reoperation or re-admission No Only if requiring reoper. or re-adm. Only if requiring reoper. or re-adm. Only if requiring reoper. or re-adm. Yes Yes, derived from national identity code No
HerniaMed Incisional, parastomal, hiatal inguinal, umbilical, epigastric Secondary bleeding, intestinal lesion, wound healing disorder, ileus, deep infection Pain (VAS scale) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Club Hernie primary ventral, incisional, inguinal, parastomal, giant incisional SSI, post-op bulging, mesh infection Yes Yes SSI, post-op bulging, mesh infection Yes Yes Yes Club Hernie QoL Score
EuraHS Primary ventral, incisional, parastomal, hiatal, inguinal, open abdomen, abd. wall closure, prophyl. meshes SSI, post-op bulging, mesh infection VAS, chronic pain: Cunningham classification Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes EuraHS QoL score, Giqli score
Evereg Incisional Yes Chronic pain, VAS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
AHSQC Primary ventral, incisional, parastomal, inguinal SSI, SSO, NSQIP complications Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes HerQLes, NIH PROMIS

VAS visual analog scale, SSI surgical site infection, SSO surgical site occurance, NSQIP National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, QoL quality of life, HerQLes hernia-related quality-of-life survey, Gigli score gastrointestinal quality of life index, NIH PROMIS National Institute of Health patient-reported outcome measurement information system