Costs of Complications in Inguinal Hernia Repair

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02210416

Enrollment

968

Registered

2014-08-06

Start date

2012-12-31

Completion date

2015-06-30

Last updated

2015-10-14

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Conditions

Complication, Inguinal Hernia

Brief summary

Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair is becoming increasingly popular mainly because of short-term advantages compared to open hernioplasties with mesh. In the prevailing economic climate, the total costs of treatment is a subject of intense research. This study is designed to evaluate the results of open and laparoscopic inguinal hernia repairs, with a special emphasis in costs of treatment, complications and convalescence.

Interventions

PROCEDUREinguinal hernia surgery

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

15 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* patients treated surgically for inguinal hernia between 2002-2011

Exclusion criteria

* none

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
cost of complication	3 years	any complication associated with hernia surgery within 3 years, and its total costs
cost of primary treatment	2 months	the in-hospital costs of inguinal hernia repair surgery and the costs of convalescence following surgery

Countries

Finland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026