hydrocele or spermatocele resection, ligation of varicocele, vasovasostomy, orchidopexy, inguinal surgery with/without orchiectomy C62 N43.4 I86 Z31
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Control (no underwear)
Group 2: Intervention group (underpants) - Patients in the intervention group received 2 supporting men's underpants in the specified size and wore them from the operat
Sponsors
Klinik für Urologie, Medizinische Universität Graz
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with in-patient elective scrotal surgery: hydrocele and spermatocele resections, varicocele ligatures, orchidopexies, vasovasostomies and inguinal testicular surgery with or without orchiectomy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with an underlying infection (e.g. scrocal abscess or chronic epididymitis), revision surgery or previously scrotally operated patients, those with chronic scrotal pain, known wound healing disorders, underage patients, outpatient procedures, emergency procedures and patients unable to consent.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary endpoint includes postoperative complications (e.g. haematoma/post-operative bleeding, wound infection, swelling, circulatory disorders, pain, epididymitis). The documentation is based on the type of complication, point in time (90 days) and the degree of severity according to the Clavien-Dindo classification. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary endpoints include prolonged hospital stay, unscheduled readmissions/admissions, increased need for analgesics, and health-related quality of life. The health-related quality of life is recorded using an EQ5D questionnaire preoperatively, on the 1st day and 4 weeks postoperatively. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactConrad Leitsmann
Klinik für Urologie UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN GÖTTINGEN GEORG-AUGUST-UNIVERSITÄT
Outcome results
None listed