Quantification of Pain and Satisfaction Following Laparoscopic and Open Hernia Repair

HYPOTHESIS Subjective experiences can be quantified by visual analog scale (VAS) scoring to improve comparison of surgical techniques. DESIGN Prospective collection of outcome data by interview of patients at 1 day and 1 week following nonrandomized elective hernia repair by a single surgical group...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of surgery (Chicago. 1960) 2004-06, Vol.139 (6), p.596-600
Hauptverfasser:	Fujita, Fumihiko, Lahmann, Brian, Otsuka, Koji, Lyass, Sergey, Hiatt, Jonathan R, Phillips, Edward H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Female Hernia, Inguinal - surgery Humans Laparoscopy - adverse effects Laparoscopy - methods Male Middle Aged Pain Measurement - methods Pain, Postoperative - diagnosis Pain, Postoperative - etiology Patient Satisfaction Prospective Studies Surgical Mesh Surgical Procedures, Operative - methods
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Zusammenfassung:	HYPOTHESIS Subjective experiences can be quantified by visual analog scale (VAS) scoring to improve comparison of surgical techniques. DESIGN Prospective collection of outcome data by interview of patients at 1 day and 1 week following nonrandomized elective hernia repair by a single surgical group between May 1998 and April 2003. SETTING Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Calif. PATIENTS A total of 253 patients (239 men; mean age, 59 years) underwent repair by laparoscopic (n = 110, 105 bilateral, 92 total extraperitoneal, and 18 transabdominal preperitoneal) or tension-free open (n = 143, 133 unilateral) approach. Laparoscopic patients were significantly younger (52.0 vs 63.8 years, P
ISSN:	0004-0010 2168-6254 1538-3644 2168-6262
DOI:	10.1001/archsurg.139.6.596