Influence of complications on patient-reported outcome measures in 5,312 prospectively registered abdominal wall reconstructions using propensity score matching

Key Points

• The study aims to understand how different types of postoperative complications affect patient-reported outcomes after abdominal wall reconstructions.
• Analyzed data from 5,312 prospectively registered abdominal wall reconstructions
• Utilized propensity score matching to match patients with and without complications
• Evaluated various types of complications including surgical site infections and interventions
• Postoperative complications are linked to significantly worse patient-reported outcomes
• Differences between complication types are modest but consistently negative
• Implications suggest the need for complication-specific outcome measures in quality improvement