Hernia mesh problems may have affected 170 000 patients

摘要

Up to 170 000 patients who have had hernia mesh operations in the past six years could be experiencing complications, yet NHS trusts in England have no consistent policy for treatment or follow-up with patients, an investigation by the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme has found. Around 5 70 0000 hernia mesh operations have taken place in England in the past six years, figures from NHS Digital show. Leading surgeons think the complication rate is between 12% and 30%, meaning that between 68 000 and 170 000 patients could have been adversely affected.