Open AccessEvaluation of Mobility Status after Inguinal Hernia Surgery
Author(s) -
Eglė Kubiliūtė,
Linas Venclauskas,
Kristijonas Jasaitis,
Ernestas Margelis,
Mindaugas Kiudelis
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
visceral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.598
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2297-475X
pISSN - 2297-4725
DOI - 10.1159/000495153
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , inguinal hernia , hernia , hernia repair , visual analogue scale , quality of life (healthcare) , laparoscopy , prospective cohort study , general surgery , nursing
Many different studies have compared open and laparoscopic-endoscopic inguinal hernia repair techniques according to intraoperative and postoperative complications, recurrence rates, postoperative inguinal chronic pain, quality of life, and costs. Most of the researchers have compared these different inguinal hernia repair techniques using a visual analog scale, a short-form survey instrument, or patients' return-to-normal-activity time, but there is a lack of objective data concerning pelvic function recovery after these procedures.