107 Surgical interventions in inguinal hernia in a tertiary care hospital: their characteristics and factors impacting the outcomes in the geriatric population

摘要

Abstract Objective: The objective of the study is to analyze the surgical intervention undertaken in hernia repair in the geriatric population and their outcomes, from a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. Design: Descriptive retrospective study. Setting and duration: Department of surgery at Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan from February 2011 to February 2013. Methodology: Total 200 patients of 60 years of age and above who underwent an operation for repair of inguinal hernia either as.