Article History
Received: 1 November 2023
Accepted: 11 January 2024
First Online: 31 January 2024
Declarations
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: Benjamin K. Poulose: Has received research support from Bard-Davol and Advanced Medical Solutions; he receives salary support from the ACHQC as the ACHQC Director for Quality and Outcomes. Ramez Alzatari and Li-Ching Huang declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: This research study was conducted retrospectively from de-identified nationally database. The institutional review board of The Ohio State University determined that the study did not need ethical approval. An institutional review board official waiver of ethical approval was granted from the institutional review board of The Ohio State University.
: This analysis was determined from obtaining informed consent by the IRB at The Ohio State University.
: This analysis did not directly involve humans. The data was obtained from a national hernia database.