Chronic Pain after Inguinal Herniorrhaphy
β Scribed by George S. Ferzli; Eric D. Edwards; George E. Khoury
- Book ID
- 113677798
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 738 KB
- Volume
- 205
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1072-7515
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## Abstract ## Background Convalescence after inguinal herniorrhaphy is usually 3β4 weeks and is an important outcome parameter of hernia surgery. The aim of this study was to describe in detail the consequences of recommending a short convalescence, including the risk of recurrence. ## Methods
Abstract We studied pain and mobility in 101 men undergoing elective unilateral inguinal herniorrhaphy. Subcutaneous infusion of 0.5 per cent bupivacaine via a fine catheter was used as an adjunct to conventional analgesia in half of the patients. This had no effect on the perception of pain measure