TY - JOUR

T1 - Decreasing prevalence of chronic pain after laparoscopic groin hernia repair

T2 - a nationwide cross-sectional questionnaire study

AU - Öberg, Stina

AU - Andresen, Kristoffer

AU - Rosenberg, Jacob

PY - 2018

Y1 - 2018

N2 - PURPOSE: Up to 6-7% of patients who have undergone laparoscopic groin hernia repair suffer from chronic pain, depending on various factors; however, the long-term course is unclear. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of chronic pain 1-5 years after laparoscopic groin hernia repair.METHODS: The subjects of this nationwide cross-sectional questionnaire study were adults who underwent laparoscopic mesh repair of an inguinal or a femoral hernia. The patients were identified from the Danish Hernia Database, which has a follow-up rate of almost 100%. The prevalence of chronic pain was assessed 1-5 years postoperatively by the validated inguinal pain questionnaire (IPQ).RESULTS: A total of 1383 groins were included in this study, based on a 66% response rate to the questionnaire. The prevalence of pain decreased, especially 3.5 years postoperatively. There were no statistically significant differences when each postoperative year was compared with the second postoperative year. However, the prevalence of chronic pain 3.5-5 years postoperatively was significantly lower (4.4%) than that 1-3.5 years postoperatively (8.1%) (p = 0.014). The prevalence of pain that could not be ignored was still 5-6% in the fifth postoperative year.CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of chronic pain seems to decline 1-5 years after laparoscopic groin hernia repair, with a distinct decrease 3.5 years postoperatively.

AB - PURPOSE: Up to 6-7% of patients who have undergone laparoscopic groin hernia repair suffer from chronic pain, depending on various factors; however, the long-term course is unclear. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of chronic pain 1-5 years after laparoscopic groin hernia repair.METHODS: The subjects of this nationwide cross-sectional questionnaire study were adults who underwent laparoscopic mesh repair of an inguinal or a femoral hernia. The patients were identified from the Danish Hernia Database, which has a follow-up rate of almost 100%. The prevalence of chronic pain was assessed 1-5 years postoperatively by the validated inguinal pain questionnaire (IPQ).RESULTS: A total of 1383 groins were included in this study, based on a 66% response rate to the questionnaire. The prevalence of pain decreased, especially 3.5 years postoperatively. There were no statistically significant differences when each postoperative year was compared with the second postoperative year. However, the prevalence of chronic pain 3.5-5 years postoperatively was significantly lower (4.4%) than that 1-3.5 years postoperatively (8.1%) (p = 0.014). The prevalence of pain that could not be ignored was still 5-6% in the fifth postoperative year.CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of chronic pain seems to decline 1-5 years after laparoscopic groin hernia repair, with a distinct decrease 3.5 years postoperatively.

KW - Aged

KW - Chronic Pain/epidemiology

KW - Cross-Sectional Studies

KW - Denmark/epidemiology

KW - Female

KW - Groin/surgery

KW - Hernia, Femoral/epidemiology

KW - Hernia, Inguinal/epidemiology

KW - Herniorrhaphy/adverse effects

KW - Humans

KW - Laparoscopy/adverse effects

KW - Male

KW - Middle Aged

KW - Pain, Postoperative/epidemiology

KW - Prevalence

KW - Prosthesis Implantation/adverse effects

KW - Surgical Mesh

KW - Time Factors

U2 - 10.1007/s00595-018-1664-5

DO - 10.1007/s00595-018-1664-5

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 29744593

VL - 48

SP - 796

EP - 803

JO - Surgery Today

JF - Surgery Today

SN - 0941-1291

IS - 8

ER -