ReviewFrontiers in surgery2020
Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Patients Undergoing Inguinal Hernia Repair.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.
- Exploring low-cost mesh alternatives for groin hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Robotic surgery for inguinal and ventral hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Pooled it
- Trends in the use of patient-reported outcome measures for inguinal hernia repair: a quantitative systematic review.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021Pooled it
- HERO - HERnia outcome- a short form pain questionnaire developed for abdominal wall hernia patients-using psychometric methods.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Review
- Feasibility of automated registration of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) for inguinal hernia surgery : a single-centre pilot study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Do patients scheduled for inguinal hernia repair express a preference for the repair technique? What questions do they frequently ask?Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Observational
- Determinants of Early Quality-of-Life Improvement After Open Abdominal Wall Eventration Repair: A Large Single-Center Cohort Study Using the EuraHS-QoL Score.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Hernia mesh repair in immunocompromised patients: a comprehensive review.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Review
- External Validation of the COMI-Hernia Score and Establishing Minimal Important Difference for Assessing Postoperative Quality of Life Following Inguinal Hernia Repair.Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches · 2025Article
- Redefining Success in Hernia Surgery: The Case for Patient-Reported Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Evaluation of medium to long-term patient satisfaction following open midline incisional hernia repair.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Impact of preoperative frailty status on decision regret following elective hernia repair.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Protocol for the AFTERHERNIA Project: patient-reported outcomes of groin and ventral hernia repair.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Inguinodynia following inguinal hernia repair: a comparative analysis of open Lichtenstein and laparoscopic TAPP techniques in a two-center cohort.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of Carolinas Comfort Scale to Brazilian Portuguese for inguinal hernia.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Article
- ENGINE-An EHS Project for Future Guidelines.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2024Article
- Risk factors for reoperation following inguinal hernia repair: results from a cohort of patients from an integrated healthcare system.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Article
- Evaluation of the Farsi-translated Hemorrhoidal Disease Symptom Score and Short Health Scale questionnaires in patients with hemorrhoid disease: A cross-sectional study.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Assessment of feasibility and safety of cyanoacrylate glue versus absorbable tacks for inguinal hernia mesh fixation. A prospective comparative study.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2023Article
- Understanding patient-reported knowledge of hernia surgery: a quantitative study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
There are many ways to determine the success of an inguinal hernia operation. Traditional measures are hernia recurrence, neuralgia, mesh infection, or rather the absence of these complications. While these traditional measures obviously have their merits, alternative outcomes are emerging, and researchers and clinicians are gaining an increasing interest in patient-reported outcomes and patient reported outcome measures (PROMs). PROMs are patient questionnaires concerning quality of life, chronic pain, disability, or other subjects that are best assessed by the patients. PROMs come in two different forms: generic and condition specific. The generic PROMs concern general symptoms and issues, while the condition-specific PROMs target patients with a certain condition. Inguinal hernia-specific PROMs typically address issues like mesh-related symptoms, groin pain, sexual dysfunction, etc. Clinical measurement instruments such as PROMs should be carefully validated according to standardized guidelines to ensure their psychometric measurement properties. Unfortunately, this type of evidence is often lacking when it comes to inguinal hernia-specific PROMs. In this review, we explain why PROMs are useful for patients with inguinal hernia and why one should use inguinal hernia-specific PROMs as opposed to the generic ones. We address the importance of population-specific validation and explain what type of evidence is lacking. Last, we discuss the future prospects of using PROMs for patients with inguinal hernia.
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