ABSTRACT

This study aims to evaluate the effect of open inguinal hernia repair with mesh on the quality of life of the patients who were operated at a university hospital.

In this cohort study, 86 patients who had undergone an open inguinal hernia repair at General Surgery Department in a university hospital between January 2017 and October 2019 were asked to fill out the Carolinas Comfort Scale questionnaire and the data were analyzed retrospectively.

The total number of patients in the study was 86. Seventy-three were male (84%) and 13 were female (16%). The median age was 53 years ranging from 18 to 82. The difference of pre- and post-operative scores revealed high significance in all categories and in total; laying down, bending over, sitting up, performing activities of daily life, coughing or deep breathing, walking or standing, walking up or down the stairs, exercising and total score.

Inguinal hernia decreases the quality of daily life by limiting the movements with groin pain. Surgical low-tension repair with mesh improves the quality of life significantly

Keywords: Inguinal hernia, quality of life, mesh repair