Open and Laparoscopic Hernia Repair. A Comparative Study
Completed
- Conditions
- Inguinal Hernia
- Interventions
- Procedure: hernia repair/ligation of the hernial sac
- Registration Number
- NCT05011786
- Lead Sponsor
- Ibrahim Khrais
- Brief Summary
A retrospective comparative study in a pediatric surgery center to compare the outcomes of 2 approaches of hernia repair in the pediatric population.
- Detailed Description
The investigators reviewed the records of all children who underwent open or laparoscopic hernia repair between January 2017 and July 2019 at the pediatric surgery center at the Jordan University Hospital. Data collection included the age, gender, laterality of the hernia, the surgical approach, duration of surgery, time to discharge and time to full recovery.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 155
Inclusion Criteria
- All children within the age limit specified were included in the study
Exclusion Criteria
- none
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Laparoscopic repair group hernia repair/ligation of the hernial sac children with inguinal hernia who were repaired laparoscopically by closing the the PPV at the level of internal ring with a purse string suture Open repair group hernia repair/ligation of the hernial sac children with inguinal hernia who were repaired with open high ligation of the hernia sac through an inguinal incision.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method OR duration During surgery Total Cost of Surgery 1 year Length of stay LOS 1 year Post operative complications 1 year Hernia Recurrence 1 year Cosmesis 1 Year What does the parents of the children think of the cosmetic outcomes of the surgery on a scale from 1-5
Recovery year Time from discharge to resuming normal daily activities
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Ibrahim Khrais
🇯🇴Amman, Please Select, Jordan