Inguinal Hernia
Conditions
Brief summary
To compare the mean length of hospital stay in laparoscopic trans abdominal preperitoneal repair versus open mesh repair in patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair with mesh.
Detailed description
A total of 334 patients of male gender with Inguinal hernias of any side and ASA score I and II were included in the study. History of Immunosuppression, associated with other abdominal hernias and recurrent hernia were excluded. 167 patients were in Group A or laparoscopic trans abdominal preperitoneal repair group while 167 patients were in Group B or open mesh repair. Data regarding length of hospital stay from both groups was recorded by researcher himself on especially designed proforma.
Interventions
PROCEDUREhospital stay
hospital stay in in inguinal hernia repair
Sponsors
Khyber Teaching Hospital
Memon Medical Institute
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
non-probability consecutive sampling
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* • Age 18-60 years * Inguinal hernias of any side as per operational definition * ASA score I and II
Exclusion criteria
* • H/o Immunosuppression * Associated with other abdominal hernias * H/o recurrent hernia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duration of hospitals stay | 1-2 days | hospital stay in hours after surgery |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed