Abstract: A Retrospective Comparison of Robot-Assisted Ventral Hernia Repair with Conventional Techniques

INTRODUCTION: There is a growing interest in identifying provider and hospital characteristics associated with improved patient outcomes for surgical procedures. Increased operative volume has been associated with benefits in patient centric and economic outcomes for a variety of surgical procedures. In ventral hernia repair, however, there has been a paucity of studies assessing the association between procedure volume and patient outcomes. The objectives of this study are to evaluate the associations between elective hospital ventral hernia repair procedure volume and patient outcomes, including both clinical and economic outcomes.