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Cost analysis of incisional hernia repair by suture or mesh. 2003

L A Israelsson, and L Jönsson, and A Wimo

Department of Surgery and Perioperative Science, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. leif.israelsson@lvn.se

The objective was to make a cost analysis of incisional hernia repair by suture repair or prosthetic mesh repair. The study included 44 patients who underwent hernia repair between 1991 and 2000. The rate of recurrent incisional hernia after more than 1 year with associated costs was registered. In 1996, the technique of incisional hernia repair was changed from suture repair to mesh repair. With a mesh repair, zero out of 19 patients presented with a recurrence at follow-up, and with suture repair, five out of 13 had a recurrence (P<0.01). The duration of anaesthetic and operation was longer, but stay in the surgical ward, and sick leave was shorter for patients with a mesh repair than for those with a suture repair. For working patients, costs in the operating theatre were 4,095 Swedish kronor (SEK) higher with a mesh repair, and the costs for surgical ward, sick leave, and examination were 10,129 SEK lower than with a suture repair. Thus, with a mesh repair, the total costs were 6,034 SEK lower than with a suture repair. For retired patients, the total costs with a mesh repair were 1,898 SEK lower than with a suture repair. We conclude that in this setting, mesh repair of incisional hernias produced lower costs than suture repair.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007813	Laparotomy	Incision into the side of the abdomen between the ribs and pelvis.	Minilaparotomy,Laparotomies,Minilaparotomies
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D011336	Probability	The study of chance processes or the relative frequency characterizing a chance process.	Probabilities
D003362	Cost-Benefit Analysis	A method of comparing the cost of a program with its expected benefits in dollars (or other currency). The benefit-to-cost ratio is a measure of total return expected per unit of money spent. This analysis generally excludes consideration of factors that are not measured ultimately in economic terms. In contrast a cost effectiveness in general compares cost with qualitative outcomes.	Cost and Benefit,Cost-Benefit Data,Benefits and Costs,Cost Benefit,Cost Benefit Analysis,Cost-Utility Analysis,Costs and Benefits,Economic Evaluation,Marginal Analysis,Analyses, Cost Benefit,Analysis, Cost Benefit,Analysis, Cost-Benefit,Analysis, Cost-Utility,Analysis, Marginal,Benefit and Cost,Cost Benefit Analyses,Cost Benefit Data,Cost Utility Analysis,Cost-Benefit Analyses,Cost-Utility Analyses,Data, Cost-Benefit,Economic Evaluations,Evaluation, Economic,Marginal Analyses
D005260	Female		Females
D005500	Follow-Up Studies	Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.	Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006555	Hernia, Ventral	A hernia caused by weakness of the anterior ABDOMINAL WALL due to midline defects, previous incisions, or increased intra-abdominal pressure. Ventral hernias include UMBILICAL HERNIA, incisional, epigastric, and spigelian hernias.	Ventral Hernia,Hernias, Ventral,Ventral Hernias
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults