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ArticleHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2017

Prospective study evaluating the impact of severity of chronic pain on quality of life after inguinal hernioplasty.

C Nikkolo, Ü Kirsimägi, T Vaasna, M Murruste, J Suumann, H Seepter, U Lepner

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Article in Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.

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NCT03713047 completednot on this map

A National Center for Persistent Severe Pain After Groin Hernia Repair: Five-year Prospective Data

TypeobservationalSponsorUniversity of CopenhagenRan2010 to 2015Enrolled222ConditionsInguinal Hernia, Chronic Pain
NCT05238571 completednot on this map

Somatosensory Outcomes Following Re-surgery in Persistent Severe Pain After Groin Hernia Repair

TypeobservationalSponsormads u wernerRan2009 to 2015Enrolled60ConditionsPatients With Persistent Severe Pain After Groin Hernia RepairArmsRe-surgery
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C NikkoloSurgery Clinic, Tartu University Hospital, Puusepa 8, 51014, Tartu, Estonia.
Ü KirsimägiSurgery Clinic, Tartu University Hospital, Puusepa 8, 51014, Tartu, Estonia.
T VaasnaSurgery Clinic, Tartu University Hospital, Puusepa 8, 51014, Tartu, Estonia.
M MurrusteSurgery Clinic, Tartu University Hospital, Puusepa 8, 51014, Tartu, Estonia.
J SuumannSurgery Clinic, Tartu University Hospital, Puusepa 8, 51014, Tartu, Estonia.
H SeepterSurgery Clinic, Tartu University Hospital, Puusepa 8, 51014, Tartu, Estonia.
U LepnerSurgery Clinic, Tartu University Hospital, Puusepa 8, 51014, Tartu, Estonia. urmas.lepner@kliinikum.ee.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe definition of chronic pain after inguinal hernioplasty and the methods of its assessment vary a great deal, which make it complicated to conduct meta-analyses. The primary aim of the present prospective study was to evaluate at which pain severity degree the quality-of-life scores will be reduced.

methodA prospective study of patients operated for inguinal hernia was conducted. A pain questionnaire and a quality-of-life (QoL) questionnaire were completed.

resultsAltogether, 370 patients were investigated and included in analysis. Of them, 33.8% experienced pain during different activities. Compared to the non-pain response group, significantly lower QoL scores for the Bodily pain domain were reported by patients who gave 1, 2, or 3 positive responses to the pain questionnaire. Patients with no pain as well as patients who gave 1 positive response to the pain questionnaire and whose VAS score was ≤20 had similar QoL scores for all domains. Patients who gave 1 positive response to the pain questionnaire and whose VAS score was >20, and patients who gave two or more positive responses to the pain questionnaire, showed significantly lower QoL scores in most of the domains compared with the non-pain group. When the patients who gave 1 positive response to the pain questionnaire and whose VAS score was ≤20 were excluded from the group of patients with pain, the rate of chronic pain was 19.7%. Considering the above result, the reduction in the rate of chronic pain from 33.8 to 19.7% was statistically significant.

conclusionPain scores 20 mm or less on the VAS (0 to 100 mm) have no impact on the patients' quality of life. Uniform assessment methods of chronic pain should be developed to improve the quality of research.

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Chronic PainQuality of LifeAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHernia, InguinalHerniorrhaphyHumansMaleMiddle AgedPain MeasurementProspective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexSurgical MeshChronic painInguinal herniaLichtenstein hernioplastyQuality of life

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