Trial reportSurgical endoscopy2011
Pain characteristics after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair.
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- Effect of extraperitoneal bupivacaine analgesia in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2014Pooled it
- Which is the best laparoscopic approach for inguinal hernia repair: TEP or TAPP? A systematic review of the literature with a network meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2012Pooled it
- Analgesic efficacy of ultrasound guided unilateral erector spinae plane block for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a randomized controlled study.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2022Trial
- Oxycodone versus morphine for analgesia after laparoscopic endometriosis resection.BMC anesthesiology · 2021Trial
- Efficacy of Intraperitoneal Instillation of Bupivacaine after Bariatric Surgery: Randomized Controlled Trial.Obesity surgery · 2019Trial
- A randomized clinical study on postoperative pain comparing between the supraglottic airway device and endotracheal tubing in transabdominal preperitoneal repair (TAPP).Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2017Trial
- Randomized clinical trial of fibrin glue versus tacked fixation in laparoscopic groin hernia repair.Surgical endoscopy · 2013Trial
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- Pain Characteristics after Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy.International journal of medical sciences · 2016Article
- Health-related quality of life scores changes significantly within the first three months after hernia mesh repair.World journal of surgery · 2014Article
- Female gender is a risk factor for pain, discomfort, and fatigue after laparoscopic groin hernia repair.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2013Article
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Abstract
backgroundPrevious studies have shown different pain characteristics in different types of laparoscopic operations, but pain pattern has not been studied in detail after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. To optimise preoperative patient information and postoperative analgesic treatment the present study investigated postoperative pain in terms of time course, pain intensity and individual pain components during the first 4 days after transabdominal preperitoneal hernia repair (TAPP).
methodsThe study was a single-centre prospective trial including 50 consecutive male patients with primary or recurrent inguinal and/or femoral hernia undergoing elective repair. Several pain components (visceral pain, incisional pain and shoulder pain) were studied as well as pain at the three different trocar incisions. Pain was recorded before operation and on a daily basis during the first four postoperative days using a visual analogue and a verbal rating scale. We used 1 × 12 and 2 × 5 mm trocars for TAPP.
resultsA total of 46 patients were available for analyses (age median 58 years, range 27-69 years). Visceral pain dominated significantly compared with incisional pain (P < 0.01), which again dominated over shoulder pain intensity and incidence (P < 0.01). Pain intensity did not significantly differ between different trocar incisions (5 and 12 mm) (P > 0.05). The overall pain intensity (a conglomerate of the different pain components) was most intense 3 h after TAPP and declined to preoperative levels on day 3 (P > 0.5).
conclusionPain was most intense 3 h after the operation and declined to low levels within the first 3 days. Visceral pain was by far the dominating pain component compared with incisional and shoulder pain.
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