title: [Hernial epidemiology in Poland].
abstract: Hernia repair surgeries consist an important issue in the daily routine of many surgical wards. Moreover hernias remain a relevant economical and social problem. The aim of this study was to evaluate data obtained from the Polish National Fund of Health (NFH) and National Consultant in General Surgery regarding hernia repair surgeries in Poland between years 2004-2006. We evaluated the total number of particular hernia repair surgeries comparing the number of performed surgeries in different parts of the country. The percentage of mesh used during this type of procedures was also evaluated. The highest percentage of used mesh was notified in the Pomeranian Department of the NFH (75.5%) and the lowest in the Silesian (34%) Department of the NFH. However a proper evaluation of used mesh is complicated due to the fact that data from the National Fund of Health includes surgical centers where children undergo surgeries and do not require the usage of this synthetic material. According to the NFH in 2006 the number of 69,375 patients were operated because of different types of hernia. Comparing data from other countries to Poland the number of performed hernia repair surgeries is lower in Poland.
authors.affiliation: Oddział Chirurgii Ogólnej Wojewódzkiego Szpitala Specjalistycznego w Lublinie, Lublin.
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chrościcki
authors.forename: Kami
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Torresl
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D046449:Hernia, Abdominal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010149:Postoperative Pain; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D016896:Treatment Outcome