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ArticleWorld journal of gastrointestinal surgery2015

Long term recurrence, pain and patient satisfaction after ventral hernia mesh repair.

Odd Langbach, Ida Bukholm, Jūratė Šaltytė Benth, Ola Røkke

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Article in World journal of gastrointestinal surgery, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The impact of smoking on ventral and inguinal hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024
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4 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Odd LangbachOdd Langbach, Ola Røkke, Department of Gastroenterologic Surgery, Akershus University Hospital, 1478 Lørenskog, Akershus, Norway.
Ida BukholmOdd Langbach, Ola Røkke, Department of Gastroenterologic Surgery, Akershus University Hospital, 1478 Lørenskog, Akershus, Norway.
Jūratė Šaltytė BenthOdd Langbach, Ola Røkke, Department of Gastroenterologic Surgery, Akershus University Hospital, 1478 Lørenskog, Akershus, Norway.
Ola RøkkeOdd Langbach, Ola Røkke, Department of Gastroenterologic Surgery, Akershus University Hospital, 1478 Lørenskog, Akershus, Norway.
Creative Research Enterprises (United States) · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo compare long term outcomes of laparoscopic and open ventral hernia mesh repair with respect to recurrence, pain and satisfaction.

methodsWe conducted a single-centre follow-up study of 194 consecutive patients after laparoscopic and open ventral hernia mesh repair between March 2000 and June 2010. Of these, 27 patients (13.9%) died and 12 (6.2%) failed to attend their follow-up appointment. One hundred and fifty-three (78.9%) patients attended for follow-up and two patients (1.0%) were interviewed by telephone. Of those who attended the follow-up appointment, 82 (52.9%) patients had received laparoscopic ventral hernia mesh repair (LVHR) while 73 (47.1%) patients had undergone open ventral hernia mesh repair (OVHR), including 11 conversions. The follow-up study included analyses of medical records, clinical interviews, examination of hernia recurrence and assessment of pain using a 100 mm visual analogue scale (VAS) ruler anchored by word descriptors. Overall patient satisfaction was also determined. Patients with signs of recurrence were examined by magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography scan.

resultsMedian time from hernia mesh repair to follow-up was 48 and 52 mo after LVHR and OVHR respectively. Overall recurrence rates were 17.1% after LVHR and 23.3% after OVHR. Recurrence after LVHR was associated with higher body mass index. Smoking was associated with recurrence after OVHR. Chronic pain (VAS > 30 mm) was reported by 23.5% in the laparoscopic cohort and by 27.8% in the open surgery cohort. Recurrence and late complications were predictors of chronic pain after LVHR. Smoking was associated with chronic pain after OVHR. Sixty point five percent were satisfied with the outcome after LVHR and 49.3% after OVHR. Predictors for satisfaction were absence of chronic pain and recurrence. Old age and short time to follow-up also predicted satisfaction after LVHR.

conclusionLVHR and OVHR give similar long term results for recurrence, pain and overall satisfaction. Chronic pain is frequent and is therefore important for explaining dissatisfaction.

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FemaleHerniaHerniorrhaphy/methodsLaparoscopyMalePainPatient satisfactionPostoperative complications/epidemiologyRecurrenceVentral/surgery

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PMCPMC4691719
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