Postoperative pain and quality of life after laparoscopic and open inguinal hernia repair: results of a prospective randomized trial

As part of a large prospective randomized Austrian multicenter trial evaluating recurrence rates and complications of open and laparoscopic unilateral inguinal hernia repairs we assessed postoperative pain and quality of life. Approximately 151 patients were randomized to Shouldice repair, Bassini o...

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Published in:Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery 2006-08, Vol.10 (4), p.331-337
Main Authors: Pokorny, H, Klingler, A, Scheyer, M, Függer, R, Bischof, G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hernia, Inguinal - surgery
Humans
Laparoscopy
Male
Middle Aged
Pain Measurement
Pain, Postoperative
Postoperative Period
Prospective Studies
Quality of Life
Recurrence
Surveys and Questionnaires
Time Factors
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Summary:As part of a large prospective randomized Austrian multicenter trial evaluating recurrence rates and complications of open and laparoscopic unilateral inguinal hernia repairs we assessed postoperative pain and quality of life. Approximately 151 patients were randomized to Shouldice repair, Bassini operation, or laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal hernioplasty (TAPP). Pain was recorded preoperatively and on the first four postoperative days. Quality of life was recorded preoperatively and 1 month postoperatively. Patients having Shouldice repairs had significantly higher visual analog-scale scores for pain on the fourth postoperative day (P=0.048) and significantly higher scores in McGill pain questionnaires on the first four postoperative days (P=0.046) compared with the other groups. Apart from a significantly lower score in postoperative bodily pain in the Shouldice group (P=0.039), no significant differences in quality of life were apparent among the three methods. The TAPP and Bassini repairs result in less short-term postoperative pain.
ISSN:1265-4906
1248-9204
DOI:10.1007/s10029-006-0105-3