title: An overview of the features influencing pain after inguinal hernia repair.
abstract: Pain is a prominent issue in inguinal hernia repair research as its persisting appearance is a severe complication. The interest is also urged by the combination of a high number of repairs with an estimated risk for chronic postoperative pain of 11%. Almost every healthcare provider could encounter this complication. Pain is a complex study subject, mostly defined as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. Various explanatory factors for pain following hernia repair have been reported. Most investigators, however, discuss only a few aspects. In the present review, these factors are collected to provide a more holistic synopsis of pain following hernia repair. It may be a resource for understanding this and other postsurgical pain.
authors.affiliation: Catharina Hospital, Department of Surgery, Michelangelolaan 2, 5623 EJ Eindhoven, The Netherlands. s.nienhuijs@hccnet.nl
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Nienhuijs
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rosman
authors.forename: L J A
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Strobbe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wolff
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Bleichrodt
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index