General Surgery Expert Comments On Compartment Syndrome After Hernia Repair

Case Overview

Questions to the General Surgery expert and their responses

Do you routinely treat patients similar to the one described in the case?

As the Director of the comprehensive cernia center at a top university affiliated medical center, I regularly perform laparoscopic hiatal hernia repairs.

Do you believe there may have been a deviation in the standard of care that contributed to this patient's poor outcome?

Although bowel injuries are a known complication of this procedure, there is a standard of care that must be met to ensure that the complication is not missed, and is treated in a timely manner. From the summary, there is concern that there was a delay in diagnosis and a delay in treatment for taking several days to find out that there was a perforation. Furthermore, there is potentially an inappropriate treatment rendered that may have led to further complications such as abdominal compartment syndrome.

About the expert

This accomplished expert earned his Bachelor's and medical degree from the University of California, Davis. He then pursued an internship and residency in General Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. This expert is an active member of numerous professional societies, including America's Hernia Society and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. He currently serves as an assistant professor of surgery and the director of a comprehensive hernia center at one of the world's top academic medical centers.