Chronic Pain, Ventral Hernia
Conditions
Keywords
pain, hernia, chronic, discomfort, retrospective
Brief summary
There are only little data on the risk of chronic complaints (pain and discomfort) following open non-mesh sutured repairs of small umbilical or epigastric hernias. Our primary and secondary endpoints were long-term pain and discomfort at rest, respectively and thirdly recurrence. The setup was a retrospective two-centre study including patients ≥18 years undergoing primary elective open non-mesh sutured umbilical or epigastric hernia repairs. The survey included questions on suspicion of recurrence, reoperation for recurrence (if yes patients were examined by a consultant in patients home), pain, discomfort, work, and leisure activities. We analysed 295 consecutive patients through a non-validated structured questionnaire.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Hvidovre University Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* primary elective open non-mesh sutured umbilical or epigastric hernia repair
Exclusion criteria
* mesh repair, acute repair, repair secondary to other operation, recurrent hernia repair, combined hernia repair, laparoscopic hernie repair, trocar hernia repair, incompensated liver cirrhosis, age \< 18 years, pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pain at rest at the hernia repair site | chronic complaints 5 years after hernia repair | a verbal rating scale for pain is used (none, little, moderate or severe |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| discomfort at rest at the hernia site | 5 years | a verbal rating scale for pain is used (none, little, moderate or severea |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| recurrence | five years | reoperation for recurrence combined with clinical examination for non reoperated recurrences |
Outcome results
None listed