We have a long way to go. Invited comment to: A systematic methodological review of reported perioperative variables, postoperative outcomes and hernia recurrence from randomized controlled trials of elective ventral hernia repair: clear definitions and standardized datasets are needed. Samuel G. Parker, C. P. J. Wood, J. W. Butterworth, R. W. Boulton, A. A. O. Plumb, S. Mallett, S. Halligan, A. C. J. Windsor
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doi: 10.1007/s10029-018-1750-z.
Epub 2018 Feb 12.