Femoral Hernia, Inguinal Hernia
Conditions
Keywords
Pain pattern, overall pain, incisional pain, shoulder pain, visceral pain
Brief summary
Pain after laparoscopic groin hernia repair consist of different pain components (overall pain, shoulder pain, incisional pain and visceral pain). Thus it is important to find out which of these pain components that is most severe, so intervention can be targeted.
Detailed description
Details about the components of early pain after laparoscopic groin hernia repair are lacking. A description of each component (overall pain, shoulder pain,incisional pain and visceral pain) is needed, so intervention against the different pain components can be targeted. Patients fill out questionnaires about pain before operation and day 0-3 after operation.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Zealand University Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 69 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* men * 18-69 years * uni- or bilateral hernia * ASA I-II * Danish speaking
Exclusion criteria
* bad compliance * acute operation * daily intake of opioids
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Overall pain during coughing (visual analog scale) | 3 days |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| shoulder pain during coughing (visual analog scale and verbal rating scale) | 3 days |
| incisional pain during coughing (visual analog scale and verbal rating scale) | 3 days |
| visceral pain during coughing (visual analog scale and verbal rating scale) | 3 days |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed