Are Morbid Obese (Class-III) Patients at High Risk for Postoperative Complications after Robotic Ventral Hernia Repair? A Propensity Score Matching Analysis

Abstract

Introduction: Extreme obesity is an independent risk factor for many perioperative complications, as well as the development of ventral hernias. Many surgeons consider extreme obesity as a prohibitive factor for minimally invasive ventral hernia repair (VHR). To investigate whether robotic VHR (RVHR) has value in these high-risk patients, in this study, we aim to compare outcomes between class-III obese (BMI 40 kg/m 2 ) patients and non-obese (BMI <30 kg/m 2 ) patients.