ArticleHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2013
Female gender is a risk factor for pain, discomfort, and fatigue after laparoscopic groin hernia repair.
Article in Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT00962338 (Pain and Convalescence After Laparoscopic Groin Hernia Repair), which is not on this map. Cited by 26 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Pain and Convalescence After Laparoscopic Groin Hernia Repair
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Incidence and predictors of chronic pain after inguinal hernia surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Comparison of outcomes between preservation or division of the uterine round ligament in laparoscopic groin hernia repair in females: a meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Round ligament management during minimally invasive groin hernia repair in women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Pooled it
- Clinical outcomes of liposomal and conventional bupivacaine in postoperative pain management in female patients following thoracoscopic lung surgery.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- A randomized controlled trial of propofol-remifentanil total intravenous anesthesia and sevoflurane-fentanyl anesthesia on early postoperative fatigue in patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024Trial
- Laparoscopic-guided distal loco-regional anesthetic infiltration technique in TAPP inguinal hernia repair: a double-blind randomized clinical trial.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Trial
- Comparison of peritoneal closure techniques in laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair: a prospective randomized study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2015Trial
- Management of inguinal and femoral hernias in women: meta analysis of current practices and review of international guidelines.Updates in surgery · 2026Review
- Post-Operative Outcomes of Groin Hernia Repairs in Women: A Contemporary Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Incidence and Risk Factors of Post-Lumbar Puncture Headache in Patients With Cognitive Impairment.Brain and behavior · 2025Article
- Is the annual hospital volume associated with recurrence and chronic postoperative inguinal pain (CPIP) syndrome after inguinal hernia repair in laparo-endoscopic or open mesh technique (Lichtenstein)?Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Matching males and females undergoing non mesh primary unilateral inguinal hernia repair: evaluating sex differences in preoperative and acute postoperative pain.Updates in surgery · 2024Article
- Glued suture-less peritoneum closure in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair reduces acute postoperative pain.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Single-incision laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair in the treatment of adult female patients with inguinal hernia.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2024Article
- Gender differences in epigastric hernia repair: a propensity score matching analysis of 15,925 patients from the Herniamed registry.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Article
- Postoperative outcomes that matter to patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair: A qualitative study.Surgery open science · 2022Article
- Comparison of outcomes of laparoscopic hernioplasty with and without fascial repair (IPOM-Plus vs IPOM) for ventral hernia: A retrospective cohort study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022Article
- Predictive factors of post-laparoscopic inguinal hernia acute and chronic pain: prospective follow-up of 807 patients from a single experienced surgeon.Surgical endoscopy · 2021Article
- Examination of psychological risk factors for chronic pain following cardiac surgery: protocol for a prospective observational study.BMJ open · 2019Observational
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Abstract
purposeFemale gender is a risk factor for early pain after several specific surgical procedures but has not been studied in detail after laparoscopic groin hernia repair. The aim of this study was to compare early postoperative pain, discomfort, fatigue, and nausea and vomiting between genders undergoing laparoscopic groin hernia repair.
methodsProspective consecutive enrollment of women and age-matched (± 1 year) and uni-/bilateral hernia-matched male patients undergoing elective transabdominal preperitoneal hernia repair (TAPP). Patients in the two groups received a similar anesthetic, surgical, and analgesic treatment protocol.
resultsBetween August 2009 and August 2010, 25 women and 25 men undergoing elective TAPP were prospectively included in the analysis (n = 50) with no significant difference between groups in psychological status regarding anxiety, depression, and catastrophizing. On day 0, women had significantly more pain during rest (p = 0.015) and coughing (p = 0.012), discomfort (p = 0.001), and fatigue (0.020) compared with men. Additionally, cumulative overall postoperative pain during coughing, discomfort, and fatigue on day 0-3 was significantly higher in women compared with men (all p values < 0.05). Women required significantly more opioids (p = 0.015) and had a significantly higher incidence of vomiting on days 0 and 1 (p = 0.002).
conclusionsWomen experienced more pain, discomfort, and fatigue compared with men after laparoscopic groin hernia repair.
trial registrationRegistration number NCT00962338 ( www.clinicaltrials.gov ).
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