CARACTERIZACIÓN DE UNA NUEVA TÉCNICA QUIRÚRGICA EN EL TRATAMIENTO DE HERNIA INGUINAL DEL HOSPITAL CLÍNICA BERMÚDEZ, 2013- 2017

Abstract

Background: Inguinal hernia repair is the most common general surgical procedure worldwide, with a frequency of about 200 operations per 100,000 people per year. Sutureand mesh-based techniques can be used, and the procedure can be open or minimally invasive. In Ecuador, investigations have been carried out on the complications of inguinal hernia surgeries, however, no alternatives have been proposed to reduce them regarding the design of a new surgical technique. Methods: this review is based on a descriptive, retrospective, cross-sectional study, with interpretation of the published findings in accordance with the principles of evidencebased medicine. Results: inguinal hernia is a very common pathology that affects mainly male people with an average age of 56 years. The clinical profile of those patients undergoing surgery is to be mostly hypertensive, followed by diabetics and hypothyroidism. With approximately 75% of cases of inguinal hernia they are of the direct type. The application of the surgical variant (Bermúdez Technique) allows patients to have only 1 day of hospitalization, without reports of complications and fatalities. Conclusion: the choice of the procedure is the decision of the surgeon, however it is essential to protect the health of the patient, so the application of the new surgical technique, Bermúdez, allows patients to have no complications or a high mortality rate in such a routine process as it represents this surgical intervention.