Health Condition 1: null- Primary ventral hernia
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All consecutive patients (adult male and females > 18 and <65 years old) admitted for elective laparoscopic repair of primary ventral hernia.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Defect size less than 1 cm and greater than 5 cm on pre-operative ultrasound. 2. Secondary hernias including insicional hernia or parastomal hernia 3. Non midline ventral hernia 4. Patients with ASA grade IV and V 5. Significant co-morbidities like coronary artery disease, asthma, COPD, and previous malignancy. 6. Patients requiring other concomitant procedures. 7. Patients who do not give consent for participation in the study or patient with cognitive impairments 8. Patients on chronic analgesic use 9. Patients with uncorrectable coagulopathy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Abdominal pain evaluated on Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) ranging from 0(no pain) to 10(worst pain ever) at rest and during movementTimepoint: Pain will be measure at 6, 12, 24 hours and 7 days 30 days,3 month and 1 yearafter Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair both at rest and at movement | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Duration of surgeryTimepoint: 1;2. Seroma formationTimepoint: 7 days, 1 month and at 3 months post operatively;3. Quality of lifeTimepoint: Pre operatively and at one month, three months and one year following surgery;4. Patient satisfaction scoreTimepoint: At one month, three months and one year following surgery;5. RecurrenceTimepoint: At three months and one year;6. Cost analysisTimepoint: 1 | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Department of Surgical Disciplines, AIIMS, New Delhi