Inguinal hernia in southern Brazil - challenges in follow-up and recurrence rates.

Introduction: recurrence rates for primary hernia repair range from 0.5 to 15 percent depending upon the hernia site, type of repair, and clinical circumstances. Many risk factors are known and they must be considered before the procedure.

[Analgesic use in Germany : Survey of the years 2008 to 2019].

Background: There are previously published data on the per capita use of analgesics in Germany, but only to 2005. In the present analysis, data for the years 2008-2019 were evaluated. The use of prescription and nonprescription analgesics was investigated and possible influencing factors were discussed.

The impact of COVID-19 and social avoidance in urgent and emergency surgeries - will a delay in diagnosis result in perioperative complications?

Objective: The sudden COVID-19 outbreak has changed our health system. Physicians had to face the challenge of treating a large number of critically ill patients with a new disease and also maintain the essential healthcare services functioning properly. To prevent disease dissemination, authorities instructed people to stay at home and seek medical care only if they experienced respiratory distress.