Unintended consequences of policy change to watchful waiting for asymptomatic inguinal hernias

INTRODUCTION: In 2009 the Department of Health instructed McKinsey & Company to provide advice on how commissioners might achieve world class National Health Service productivity. Asymptomatic inguinal hernia repair was identified as a potentially cosmetic procedure, with limited clinical benefi...

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Published in:Ann R Coll Surg Engl
Main Authors: Hwang, MJ, Bhangu, A, Webster, CE, Bowley, DM, Gannon, MX, Karandikar, SS
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Royal College of Surgeons 2014
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General Surgery
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4473929/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24992416
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1308/003588414X13946184902000
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