Complications in Inguinal Hernia Surgery

Completed

• Conditions: Inguinal Hernia

• Registration Number: NCT01760395
• Lead Sponsor: North Karelia Central Hospital

Brief Summary

Inguinal hernia repair is the most common procedure in general surgery. Even with acceptable complication rates, thousands of patients worldwide suffer from inguinal hernia surgery complications every year. In Finland, the Finnish Patient Insurance Centre (FPIC) receives reports from surgical complications. In this study, the database of FPIC is used to compare the complication profiles of open and laparoscopic inguinal hernia surgery with mesh.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2002-01
• Primary Completion: 2010-12
• Study Completion: 2012-12
• Study First Submitted: 2012-12-31
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-12-31
• Study First Posted: 2013-01-04
• Status Verified: 2015-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-10-11
• Last Update Posted: 2015-10-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 335

Inclusion Criteria

• surgery between 2002 and 2010
• complicated inguinal hernia surgery reported to FPIC

Exclusion Criteria

• none

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
surgical complication	2 years