Incidence, risk factors, and burden of incisional hernia repair after abdominal surgery in France: a nationwide study.

Purpose: Incisional hernias are common after laparotomies. The aims of this study were to assess the rate of incisional hernia repair after abdominal surgery, recurrence rate, hospital costs, and risk factors, in France.

Methods: This national, retrospective, longitudinal, observational study was based on the exhaustive hospital discharge database (PMSI).