Costs of Complications in Inguinal Hernia Repair

Completed

• Conditions: Inguinal Hernia; Complication
• Interventions: Procedure: inguinal hernia surgery

• Registration Number: NCT02210416
• Lead Sponsor: North Karelia Central Hospital

Brief Summary

Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair is becoming increasingly popular mainly because of short-term advantages compared to open hernioplasties with mesh. In the prevailing economic climate, the total costs of treatment is a subject of intense research. This study is designed to evaluate the results of open and laparoscopic inguinal hernia repairs, with a special emphasis in costs of treatment, complications and convalescence.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-12
• Primary Completion: 2013-12
• Study First Submitted: 2014-08-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-08-05
• Study First Posted: 2014-08-06
• Study Completion: 2015-06
• Status Verified: 2015-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-10-11
• Last Update Posted: 2015-10-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 968

Inclusion Criteria

• patients treated surgically for inguinal hernia between 2002-2011

Exclusion Criteria

• none

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
open repair	inguinal hernia surgery	patients receiving open flat mesh repair of inguinal hernia
LAP repair	inguinal hernia surgery	patients receiving laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
cost of primary treatment	2 months	the in-hospital costs of inguinal hernia repair surgery and the costs of convalescence following surgery
cost of complication	3 years	any complication associated with hernia surgery within 3 years, and its total costs

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

North Karelia Central Hospital; 🇫🇮 Joensuu, Finland