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- Table 1
Gender and age of patients referred for groin hernia(s) between January 2014 and January 2015
Characteristic Surgeon 1
n = 100Surgeon 2
n = 100Surgeon 3
n = 100Surgeon 4
n = 100Overall
n = 400Gender, no. (%) Male 86 (86.0) 91 (91.0) 85 (85.0) 92 (92.0) 354 (88.5) Female 14 (14.0) 9 (9.0) 15 (15.0) 8 (8.0) 46 (11.5) Age, mean ± SD, yr 56.0 ± 16.7 55.1 ± 16.8 53.0 ± 13.2 50.0 ± 13.9 53.5 ± 15.2 SD = standard deviation.
- Table 2
Influence of clinical examination and groin ultrasonography findings on surgical decision-making
Scenario No. (%) of groins
n = 476Underwent inguinal hernia repair (S+) 315 (66.2) Clinically detectable hernia leading to surgery (CE+, S+) (n = 364) 310 (85.2) Hernia detected by routine US leading to surgery (independent of CE findings) (CE+/−, US+, S+) (n = 310) 202 (65.2) Clinical examination significantly affected decision to treat surgically (CE +/−, S+/−) 390 (81.9) Positive US findings leading to surgery in absence of positive CE findings (CE−, US+, S+) (n = 103) 5 (4.8) Routine US significantly affected decision to treat surgically (US+, S+) (n = 336) 5 (1.5) CE = clinical examination; S = surgery; US = ultrasonography.