56.8% (n=117) of attendees of the Masters in Inguinal Hernia PG Course reported no robotic inguinal
hernia procedures over the prior 3 months of practice, and another 9.2% (n=19) reported only 1-3 cases.
At 3-month follow-up survey, 50% (n=15) of those responding reported no cases of robotic inguinal
hernia in the interval since the annual meeting, and 6.7% (n=2) reported 1-3 cases. Average comfort
level for robotic inguinal hernia among attendees of the Masters in Inguinal Hernia PG Course was 3/5 at
2019 post-meeting analysis and 3.5/5 at 3-month follow-up survey.
20.40% (n=42) of attendees of the Masters in Inguinal Hernia PG Course reported no laparoscopic
inguinal hernia procedures over the prior 3 months of practice, and another 12.6% (n=26) reported only
1-3 cases. At 3-month follow-up survey, 30% (n=9) of those responding reported no cases of
laparoscopic inguinal hernia since the annual meeting, and 20% (n=6) reported 1-3 cases. Average
comfort level for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair among attendees of the Masters in Inguinal Hernia
PG Course was 4.2/5 at 2019 post-meeting analysis and 4.3/5 at 3-month follow-up survey.
19.8% (n=41) of attendees of the Masters in Inguinal Hernia PG Course reported no cases of open
inguinal hernia repair over the prior 3 months of practice, and another 24.6% (n=51) reported only 1-3
cases. At 3-month follow-up survey, 16.7% (n=5) of those responding reported no cases open inguinal
hernia repair in the interval since the annual meeting, and 33.3% (n=10) reported 1-3 cases. Average
comfort level for cases of open inguinal hernia repair among attendees of the Masters in Inguinal
Hernia PG Course was 4.5/5 at 2019 post-meeting analysis and 4.7/5 at 3-month follow-up survey.
44.2% (n=91) of attendees of the Masters in Inguinal Hernia PG Course reported no patients having
presented with acute or chronic groin pain following inguinal hernia repair over the prior 3 months of
practice, and another 50.5% (n=104) reported only 1-3 cases. At 3-month follow-up survey, 56.7%
(n=17) of those responding reported no cases of acute or chronic groin pain following inguinal hernia
repair, and 30% (n=9) reported 1-3 cases. Average comfort level in working up groin pain status post
inguinal hernia repair among attendees of the Masters in Inguinal Hernia PG Course was 3.5/5 at post-
meeting analysis and 3.7 /5 at 3-month follow-up survey. Average comfort level in performing single
neurectomy for postoperative inguinodynia among attendees of the Masters in Inguinal Hernia PG
Course was 2.4 /5 at post-meeting analysis and 2.8 /5 at 3-month follow-up survey. Average comfort
level in performing triple neurectomy for postoperative inguinodynia among attendees of the Masters in
Inguinal Hernia PG Course was 2.1 /5 at post-meeting analysis and 2.5 /5 at 3-month follow-up survey.