The Impact of Open Inguinal Hernia Mesh Repair on Quality of Life

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2020

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Trakya Üniversitesi

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Aims: This study aims to evaluate the effect of open inguinal hernia repair with mesh on the quality of life of the patients whowere operated at a university hospital. Methods: In this cohort study, 86 patients who had undergone an open inguinal herniarepair at General Surgery Department in a university hospital between January 2017 and October 2019 were asked to fill out theCarolinas Comfort Scale questionnaire and the data were analyzed retrospectively. Results: The total number of patients in thestudy was 86. Seventy-three were male (84%) and 13 were female (16%). The median age was 53 years ranging from 18 to 82. Thedifference of pre- and post-operative scores revealed high significance in all categories and in total; laying down, bending over,sitting up, performing activities of daily life, coughing or deep breathing, walking or standing, walking up or down the stairs,exercising and total score. Conclusion: Inguinal hernia decreases the quality of daily life by limiting the movements with groinpain. Surgical low-tension repair with mesh improves the quality of life significantly. Keywords: Inguinal hernia, quality of life,mesh repair

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Inguinal hernia, quality of life, mesh repair

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Turkish Medical Student Journal

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