title: [Preventive operations in hernia].
abstract: Between 1986 and 1990 1311 inguinal or femoral, 215 abdominal-wall, and 20 hiatal hernias were treated operatively at the Department of Surgery in Detmold. The operations were classified as follows: elective in 87.1%, in conjunction with other operations in 6.1%, and as emergency in 6.9%. Postoperative mortality was 0.1% in elective surgery, but rose 85-fold to 8.5% in emergencies. Hernias therefore should nearly always be treated by elective surgery.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik des Kreiskrankenhauses, Detmold, Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Braun
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000401:mortality; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D006550:Hernia, Femoral / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate
vernacular_title: Prophylaktische Operationen bei Hernien.