Length of Hospital Stay in Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Vs. Open Mesh Repair in Inguinal Hernia: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Memon Medical Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Inguinal Hernia

Treatments: Procedure: hospital stay

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05159232

IREB#194-SUR-2018

Details and patient eligibility

About

To compare the mean length of hospital stay in laparoscopic trans abdominal preperitoneal repair versus open mesh repair in patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair with mesh.

Full description

A total of 334 patients of male gender with Inguinal hernias of any side and ASA score I and II were included in the study. History of Immunosuppression, associated with other abdominal hernias and recurrent hernia were excluded. 167 patients were in Group A or laparoscopic trans abdominal preperitoneal repair group while 167 patients were in Group B or open mesh repair. Data regarding length of hospital stay from both groups was recorded by researcher himself on especially designed proforma.

Enrollment: 334 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• • Age 18-60 years

  • Inguinal hernias of any side as per operational definition
  • ASA score I and II

Exclusion criteria

• • H/o Immunosuppression

  • Associated with other abdominal hernias
  • H/o recurrent hernia

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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334 participants in 2 patient groups

laparoscopic trans abdominal preperitoneal repair

Active Comparator group

Description:

length of hospital stay

Treatment:

Procedure: hospital stay

open mesh repair of inguinal hernia

Active Comparator group

Description:

length of hospital stay

Treatment:

Procedure: hospital stay