Trial reportHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2019
Experience with the PINQ-PHONE telephone questionnaire for detection of recurrences after endoscopic inguinal hernia repair.
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- Mis-identified complications after groin hernia repair: concerns for results, research, and registries?Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- Identifying postoperative complications after inguinal hernia repair with a smartphone application: a comparative cohort study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- Robotic inguinal hernia repair: is the new Da Vinci single port platform providing any benefit?Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
- Definition of Mesh Weight and Pore Size in Groin Hernia Repair: A Systematic Scoping Review of Randomised Controlled Trials.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2023Article
- Study protocol: Developing telephone follow-up scale for patients with disorders of consciousness.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Robotic single-port surgery: Preliminary experience in general surgery.The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS · 2022Article
- A registry-based 2-year follow-up comparative study of two meshes used in transinguinal preperitoneal (TIPP) groin hernia repair.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2021Article
- Value and patient appreciation of follow-up after endoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeThe PINQ-PHONE is a 4-question telephone questionnaire designed and validated as a recurrence detection method after laparo-endoscopic inguinal hernia repair. The study aim was to evaluate the PINQ-PHONE by describing our experience with the questionnaire in a high-volume randomized-controlled trial.
methodsThe PINQ-PHONE was performed 5 years postoperatively after endoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) repair. Positive PINQ-PHONE responses were compared with clinical assessments for a recurrence. An "experience with the PINQ-PHONE"-survey was conducted among the executing researchers. Furthermore, positive predictive values (PPV) for the separate questions and overall PINQ-PHONE were determined.
resultsFifty-two of 769 responding patients (6.8%) had positive PINQ-PHONE responses and were invited to visit the outpatient clinic, thus preventing follow-up visits in 93.2% of included patients. Two recurrences were detected (0.3%). The overall PPV of the PINQ-PHONE was low (0.057). The PPV of question 1 (0.040) and 2 (0.100) was lower than that of question 3 (0.222) and 4 (0.286). The PPV of only question 3 and 4 combined was 0.183, and no recurrence would have been missed. The researcher survey unanimously produced that the PINQ-PHONE was user-friendly and executed in < 5 min, and questions 3 and 4 were considered adequate for recurrence detection. The majority found questions 1 and 2 to be inadequate questions.
conclusionsThe PINQ-PHONE proved to be a valuable tool in TEP repair follow-up for recurrences. Enhancement of the PINQ-PHONE using only question 3 and 4 is recommended, since more patients refrain from outpatient clinic visits, and nevertheless, recurrences are safely detected.
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