Reply To: American College of Surgeons (ACS) – Very strange “Bulletin”

[Good intentions]

Here is a fairly recent paper with Dr. Poulose as co-author. They seem to be living in a completely different world. Hard to understand. It’s published in Hernia, I assume that he reads the journal. Published April 2022, claiming that “little is known regarding the patient experience of mesh-related complications…”. Where have they been?

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0039606021009429

Hernia
Patient perspectives on mesh-related complications after hernia repair
Madison A. Hooper MA, MEd, Savannah M. Renshaw MPA, MPH, Benjamin K. Poulose MD, MPH

“Background
To explore the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of patients with mesh-related complications after hernia repair. The rate of long-term mesh-related complications requiring procedural intervention after abdominal core surgery, including hernia repair, is unknown. Determining this rate is challenging due to its anticipated low chance of occuring and historically poor systematic long-term follow-up in patients’ hernia repair. The lived experience of these patients is also not well understood.

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Conclusion
Despite the widespread use of mesh in abdominal wall operations, little is known regarding the patient experience of mesh-related complications. …”