With reference to inguinal hernia surgeries with prosthesis, the multicenter study aims to investigate the benefits in terms of incidence of pain and discomfort, improvement in the quality of life for the patient after the use of the newly introduced semi-absorbable prosthesis (ULTRAPRO® meshes) compared with the prosthesis of totally nonabsorbable material (conventional meshes in polypropylene "Prolene®"), and in terms of the costs for the hospital, the National Health System (NHS), and the society of associates for the use of the ULTRAPRO® in inguinal hernia surgeries.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
1,200
The inguinal hernia repair has to be performed with the Lichtenstein technique, with standardized prosthesis fixation and no use of plug.
The inguinal hernia repair has to be performed with the Lichtenstein technique, with standardized prosthesis fixation and no use of plug.
Ordinary admission or day surgery
Time operating room
Anesthesias used: infiltration, followed by spinal, general, epidural.
Chronic pain or discomfort evaluated at 6 months, by Visual Analogic Scale for pain (VAS)
VAS is a horizontal line, 100 mm in length, anchored by word descriptors (no pain, very severe pain) at each end.
Time frame: 6 months after the operation
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