Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 200, Issue 5 , Pages 677-683 , May 2005

Does Surgeon Frustration and Satisfaction with the Operation Predict Outcomes of Open or Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair?

  • Haytham M.A. Kaafarani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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  • Kamal M.F. Itani, MD (FACS)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Veterans Affairs Boston Health Care System and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
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  • Anita Giobbie-Hurder, MS

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Affairs Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center, Hines, IL
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  • John J. Gleysteen, MD (FACS)

      Affiliations

    • Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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  • Martin McCarthy Jr, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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  • James Gibbs, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health Services Research and Policy Studies, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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  • Leigh Neumayer, MD, MS (FACS)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Leigh Neumayer, MD, MS, Surgical Service, 500 Foothill Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84148.

Received 11 November 2004 ,Accepted 17 November 2004.

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 Competing interests declared: None.

 Supported by a grant from the Cooperative Studies Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Research and Development (CSP# 456), Washington, DC.

PII: S1072-7515(04)01473-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2004.11.018

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 200, Issue 5 , Pages 677-683 , May 2005

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