Thomas, J. D.
Gentle, C. K. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1001-4185
Krpata, D. M.
Prabhu, A. S.
Fafaj, A.
Zolin, S. J.
Phillips, S. E.
Rosenblatt, S.
Rosen, M. J.
Petro, C. C.
Article History
Received: 26 October 2021
Accepted: 8 January 2022
First Online: 30 January 2022
Declarations
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: Ajita S. Prabhu: intuitive research support and speaking honoraria, CMR surgical consulting fees, verb surgical consulting fees. Michael J. Rosen: receives salary support for his role as the medical director of the Americas Hernia Society Quality Collaborative; board member of Ariste Medical Inc. and has stocks from Ariste Medical; ongoing research grants from Pacira Pharmaceuticals and Intuitive Inc. David M. Krpata: received an educational grant from W.L. Gore. Aldo Fafaj: resident research grant from the Americas Hernia Society Quality Collaborative. None of these conflicts of interest are related to the submitted work. All other authors report no conflicts of interest.
: This study received Institutional Review Board approval at our institution.
: Additionally, no animals were involved in any way in the conduct of the research.
: Since this is a retrospective study with minimal risk, the requirement for informed consent was waived as is standard for this kind of research.