Presented by Benjamin K. Poulose, MD at the SAGES 2013 Annual Meeting: Optimizing Outcomes of Ventral & Inguinal Hernia Repairs Postgraduate Course
disclosures–13 sec
the challenges–18 sec
why are outcomes important?–51 sec
measuring quality in hernia disease–3:00
recurrence–4:15 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=10933738
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