Chronic pain after open inguinal hernia repair: expertise-based randomized clinical trial of heavyweight or lightweight mesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a shortage of high-quality studies regarding choice of mesh in open anterior inguinal hernia repair in relation to long-term chronic pain. The authors hypothesized that heavyweight compared with lightweight mesh causes increased postoperative pain.

Methods

An RCT was undertaken between 2007 and 2009 at two sites in Sweden. Men aged 25 years or older with an inguinal hernia evaluated in the outpatient clinic were randomized in an unblinded fashion to heavyweight or lightweight mesh for open anterior inguinal hernia repair. Data on pain affecting daily activities, as measured by the Short-Form Inguinal Pain Questionnaire 9-12 years after surgery, were collected as the primary outcome. Differences between groups were evaluated by generalized odds and numbers

SUBMITTER: Rutegard M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10364858 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature