Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR) may be associated with chronic pain, seroma formation, bulging and failure to restore abdominal wall function. These outcomes are risk factors for hernia recurrence and poor quality of life (QoL). Our study evaluates whether robotic-assisted ventral hernia repair (rVHR) diminish these complications compared to LVHR with primary closure of the defect (hybrid).
Thirty patients undergoing incisional ventral hernia operation with fascial defect size from 3 to 6 cm will be recruited. Fifteen patients undergo rVHR and fifteen undergo hybrid operation.The main outcome measure is postoperative pain, evaluated with visual analogue scale (VAS: 0-10) preoperatively, at 1-week, at 1-month and at 1-year. Hernia recurrence will be evaluated with ultrasound examination at 1-year and QoL using the generic SF-36 short form questionnaire preoperatively, at 1-month and at 1-year.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
30
Kuopio University Hospital
Kuopio, Northern Savonia, Finland
RECRUITINGRobotic-assisted ventral hernia repair vs hybrid. Change in pain
VAS scale from 0 to 10. Zero in VAS is no pain and number ten is the highest possible pain
Time frame: 1-year
Robotic-assisted ventral hernia repair vs hybrid. Change in the social functioning status.
SF-36. Scale from 0 to 100. For all scales, higher scores (100) represent better function or outcome
Time frame: 1-year
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