Objective and Perceived Quality Study in Patients Undergoing Elective Groin Hernia Surgery

Hospital of Navarra

Status: Suspended

Conditions: Quality of Life; Surgery; Inguinal Hernia; Survey

Treatments: Other: Short form 36 quality of life survey

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03860285

HNavarra

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a prospective non-comparative observational study of cohorts. Consists on offering surveys to every patient undergoing groin hernia surgery in our Abdominal Wall Surgery Unit, in Hospital of Navarra.

Full description

HYPOTHESIS:

The objective and perceived quality data of the patients under study (adult patients undergoing scheduled inguinal hernia without complications) in Pamplona are within the international quality standards.

OBJECTIVES

Primary objective:

-Obtaining data of objective and perceived quality of patients undergoing elective groin hernia surgery in Pamplona durinag a year to compare them with international quality standards.

Secondary objectives:

• Obtaining data on duration of sick leave (temporary disability due to common contingency) associated with the referred procedures, as well as their possible complications.
• Assess the costs associated with the intervention and its possible complications.
• Raise options (if necessary and feasible) to improve the results exposed obtained by our service.

Enrollment: 850 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients entering surgical waiting list during a year (from March 1st, 2018, to February 28th, 2019).
• Elective surgery.

Exclusion criteria

• Age below 16.
• Mental diseases.
• Patients not capable of understanding the study.
• Patients that reject entering the study.