A multi-institution analysis of predictors of timing of inguinal hernia repair among premature infants

Authors :: P. Brian Smith
Rachel G. Greenberg
Reese H. Clark
Martin L. Blakely
Elisabeth T. Tracy
Henry E. Rice
Obinna O. Adibe
Marie Lynn Miranda
Brian C. Gulack
Source :: J Pediatr Surg
Publication Year :: 2018
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2018.
Abstract: PURPOSE: Inguinal hernias are common in premature infants, but there is substantial variation with regards to timing of repair. We sought to quantify and explain this variation. METHODS: Cohort study of infants

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