Trial reportBMC surgery2022
Quality of life following two different techniques of an open ventral hernia repair for large hernias: a prospective randomized study.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Does quality of life improve after complex incisional hernia repair? A systematic review.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Pooled it
- The INCH-trial: a multicenter randomized controlled trial comparing short- and long-term outcomes of open and laparoscopic surgery for incisional hernia repair.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Trial
- Systemic Stress Biomarkers and Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Laparoscopic IPOM+ and Open Rives-Stoppa Repair for Ventral Incisional Hernia: A Prospective Non-Randomized Comparative Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Peritoneal flap hernioplasty for complex ventral hernias: a prospective evaluation of patient-reported quality of life and short-term outcomes.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
- A scoping review of outcome reporting in randomized controlled trials of incisional and non-incisional ventral hernia repair.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Quality of life following Shouldice Repair: a prospective cohort study among inguinal hernia patients.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- Chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP): an underestimated problem after incisional hernia treatment.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- A comparison of patient-reported outcomes in patients undergoing abdominal wall repair with either synthetic or biosynthetic mesh: a pilot study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- Validation of the carolinas comfort scale (CCS) in Brazil: a hernia-specific quality of life questionnaire.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
- "What really matters to the patients?": assessing the impact of wound healing on the quality of life in patients undergoing incisional hernia repair.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Article
- Outcomes of Robotic Transabdominal Retromuscular Repair: 3-Year Follow-up.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2024Article
- Surgical approaches for core abdominal injuries: a review of the Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative database.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Review
- Single-staged retromuscular abdominal wall reconstruction with mesh at the time of ostomy reversal: are we crossing the line? An ACHQC Analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
- Isokinetic strength training versus core stability training on the trunk muscle strength and quality of life after surgical repair of incisional hernia in adolescents.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe compare the health-related quality of life (QoL) of patients with incision hernias before and after surgery with two different techniques.
methodsIn this prospective randomized study, the study population consisted of all patients who underwent the first surgical incisional hernias repair during the 1-year study period. Patients who met the criteria for inclusion in the study were randomized into two groups: the first group consisted of patients operated by an open Rives sublay technique, and the second group included patients operated by a segregation component technique. The change in the quality of life before and 6 months after surgery was assessed using two general (Short form of SF-36 questionnaires and European Quality of Life Questionnaire-EQ-5D-3L), and three specific hernia questionnaires (Hernia Related Quality of Life Survey-HerQles, Eura HS Quality of Life Scale-EuraHS QoL, and Carolinas Comfort Scale-CCS).
resultsA total of 93 patients were included in the study. Patients operated on by the Rives technique had a better role physical score before surgery, according to the SF-36 tool, although this was not found after surgery. The postoperative QoL measured with each scale of all questionnaires was significantly better after surgery. Comparing two groups of patients after surgery, only the pain domain of the EuraHS Qol questionnaire was worse in patients operated by a segregation component technique.
conclusionBoth techniques improve the quality of life after surgery. Generic QoL questionnaires showed no difference in the quality of life compared to repair technique but specific hernia-related questionnaires showed differences.
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