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- Title
Chronic sequelae of common elective groin hernia repair.
- Authors
Loos, M. J. A.; Roumen, R. M. H.; Scheltinga, M. R. M.
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>The aim of this study was to assess long-term chronic pain, numbness and functional impairment after open and laparoscopic groin hernia repair in a teaching hospital.<bold>Methods: </bold>We performed a cross-sectional study in which all adult patients with a groin hernia repair between January 2000 and August 2005 received a questionnaire by post. It contained questions concerning frequency and intensity of pain, presence of bulge, numbness, and functional impairment.<bold>Results: </bold>One thousand seven hundred and sixty-six questionnaires were returned (81.6%) and after a median follow-up period of nearly 3 years 40.2% of patients reported some degree of pain. Thirty-three patients (1.9%) experienced severe pain. Almost one-fourth reported numbness which correlated significantly with pain (P < 0.001). Other variables, identified as risk factors for the development of pain were age (P < 0.001) and recurrent hernia repair (P = 0.003). One-fifth of the patients felt functionally impaired in their work or leisure activities.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Chronic pain and functional impairment are very common long-term complications after groin herniorrhapy in Dutch teaching hospitals.
- Subjects
NETHERLANDS; CHRONIC pain; LAPAROSCOPY; GROIN; HERNIA; TEACHING hospitals; DISEASE risk factors; INGUINAL hernia; ACADEMIC medical centers; CHRONIC diseases; INTERNSHIP programs; LONGITUDINAL method; POSTOPERATIVE pain; ELECTIVE surgery; TREATMENT effectiveness; CROSS-sectional method; SURGERY
- Publication
Hernia, 2007, Vol 11, Issue 2, p169
- ISSN
1265-4906
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s10029-007-0196-5