Effect of surgeon-patient sex discordance on ventral hernia repair outcomes.

Purpose: Concordance is an important dimension of the physician-patient relationship that may be linked to health care disparities. The purpose of this study was to determine if sex discordance between surgeon and patient impacts surgical outcomes.

Methods: A retrospective review of prospectively collected data obtained from the Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative (ACHQC) registry was performed on all patients who underwent ventral hernia repair.