Trial reportHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2013
Quality of life change in elderly patients undergoing open inguinal hernia repair.
Trial report 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. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Outcomes of inguinal hernia repair in octogenarians: A propensity score-matched analysis of the Herniamed Registry.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Comparative Analysis of Early Complications and Length of Hospital Stay After Laparoscopic and Open Inguinal Hernia Repair.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Outcome of incisional hernia repair in patients 80 years and older: results from the Herniamed-Registry.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Article
- Evidence-Based Hernia Treatment in Adults.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2016Review
- Totally extraperitoneal (TEP) endoscopic hernia repair in elderly patients.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2015Article
- Magnetic resonance imaging has no role in diagnosing the origin of pain in patients with overwhelmingly painful inguinal hernia.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2015Article
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Abstract
purposeA growing proportion of inguinal hernia patients are at least 65 years old. Assessing operational benefits versus risks in this group of elderly patients merits research.
methodsPatients in two prospective trials (1:n = 134, 89 elderly; 2:n = 398, 70 elderly) completed RAND-36 questionnaires preoperatively (response rate 100 and 98.5 %, respectively) and at 3 (98.5 %) or 12 months (89.6 %) after open inguinal hernia repair. In both groups, preoperative and postoperative quality of life data were statistically compared within age categories. Quality of life change was compared between age categories. Immediate complications were recorded.
resultsThe dimensions physical functioning and pain improved significantly in the elderly and under 65-year-olds. Role functioning/physical and social functioning showed improvement as well, but less constantly. No statistical difference in complication rates was found across age groups.
conclusionInguinal hernia surgery improves physical and social dimensions of quality of life among elderly and under 65-year-olds similarly.
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