European Hernia Society (EHS) guidance for the management of adult patients with a hernia during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

The present document represents a clinical guidance from experts following published guidelines where available and adapting them to the current pandemic situation. Where evidence is lacking, we have made guidance based on expert opinion.

We have adopted a practical, non-standardized style of question and answer, providing the evidence for our statements to inform on their reliability.

Keywords

• surgical smoke
• mesh repair
• validation
• infection
• strategy