Validation of an Inguinal Pain Questionnaire for assessment of chronic pain after groin hernia repair

Fränneby, Ulf; Gunnarsson, Ulf; Andersson, Maria; Heuman, R; Nordin, Pär; Nyrén, Olof; Sandblom, Gabriel

doi:10.1002/bjs.6014

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“…The degree of pain due to groin hernia in the preceding week was assessed with the use of the Inguinal Pain Questionnaire, a validated tool that is commonly used for research purposes; scores range from 1 (no pain) to 7 (severe pain requiring immediate medical attention). 33 Detailed definitions of the primary and secondary outcomes are provided in Table S1 in the Supplementary Appendix, available at NEJM.org.…”

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A Randomized Trial of Low-Cost Mesh in Groin Hernia Repair

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A Randomized Trial of Low-Cost Mesh in Groin Hernia Repair

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“…More recently, several questionnaires and validated score systems have been presented, concluding that pain should be assessed at rest as well as during well-defined functions corresponding to daily life tasks, including questions about pain influencing sexual function like dysejaculation [26,31,43,58,61].…”

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“…At present in the literature there is no high level of evidence on the effect of glue vs suture on the rate of chronic pain after Lichtenstein repair: two prospective studies [21][22][23][24] and three controlled clinical trials [25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33] (L.E. 2B; G.R.B) report a reduced rate of chronic pain (the lowest is 4.5%).…”

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International guidelines for prevention and management of post-operative chronic pain following inguinal hernia surgery

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Purpose To provide uniform terminology and definition of post-herniorrhaphy groin chronic pain. To give guidelines to the scientific community concerning the prevention and the treatment of chronic groin and testicular pain. Methods A group of nine experts in hernia surgery was created in 2007. The group set up six clinical questions and continued to work on the answers, according to evidencebased literature. In 2008, an International Consensus Conference was held in Rome with the working group, with an audience of 200 participants, with a view to reaching a consensus for each question.

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“…This could explain why we found a higher percentage of patients in this study with complaints. In the construction of the IPQ, the questions were chosen with the aim of reflecting a clinical follow-up (12). Therefore, the IPQ might be the best for comparing the results between the first study and our findings.…”

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The initial experience of introducing the Onstep technique for inguinal hernia repair in a general surgical department

2014

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Background and Aims: a new technique for the repair of inguinal hernia, called onstep, has been described. This technique places the mesh in the preperitoneal space medially and between the internal and external oblique muscles laterally. The onstep technique has not yet been described outside the inventors' departments. This study was based on the first 80 patients operated by the onstep technique in a general surgical department. The objective of the study was to investigate postoperative pain and complications following the onstep repair of inguinal hernia.Material and Methods: a total of 80 patients, operated in our department, were followed up in the medical files and contacted by letter. patients were asked to fill out the Inguinal pain questionnaire, carolinas comfort scale, and the activity assessment scale, in order to assess postoperative pain.Results: no perioperative complications occurred. The response rate was 85% on the mailed questionnaires. no patients had any activities they were not able to perform. activity assessment scale results: 80.3% did not have substantial pain-related impairment of daily function. carolinas comfort scale results: 94.8% did not have a symptomatic repair. Inguinal pain questionnaire results: 95.5% reported no pain or pain that was easily ignored.Conclusions: It seems from this study that the onstep technique is a safe method for inguinal hernia repair regarding perioperative and postoperative complications. The postoperative pain seems to be equal to or lower than after the lichtenstein technique.

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Validation of an Inguinal Pain Questionnaire for assessment of chronic pain after groin hernia repair

Abstract: This study found good validity and reliability for the IPQ, making it a useful instrument for assessing pain following groin hernia repair.

Cited by 124 publications

References 15 publications

A Randomized Trial of Low-Cost Mesh in Groin Hernia Repair

A Randomized Trial of Low-Cost Mesh in Groin Hernia Repair

International guidelines for prevention and management of post-operative chronic pain following inguinal hernia surgery

The initial experience of introducing the Onstep technique for inguinal hernia repair in a general surgical department

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