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10554363

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-5-19
pubmed:abstractText
Over a 28-month period, 123 patients with a unilateral inguinal hernia were recruited into a randomized controlled trial comparing open herniorrhaphy (OH) to laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy (LH). The primary end point was duration of convalescence. Sixty-five patients underwent OH and 58 underwent LH. Both groups were well matched for all baseline parameters, although LH patients anticipated a shorter convalescence than OH patients (14.3 +/- 9.4 days vs. 18.5 +/- 10.8 days; P = 0.021). The median duration of hospital stay was one day in both groups. No difference was observed in the duration of convalescence (LH 9.8 +/- 7.4 days; OH 11.6 +/- 7. 7 days) across groups. However, when the data were analyzed after removing patients receiving disability ("worker's") compensation (21 patients), patients undergoing LH recovered on average 3 days faster (LH 7.8 +/- 5.6 days; OH 10.9 +/- 7.5 days; P = 0.02). Patients not receiving worker's compensation appear to have a shorter convalescence after LH compared to OH. Disability compensation is a major confounding variable in determining convalescence and needs to be controlled for in any future trial design.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1091-255X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
575-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Short-term outcomes in open vs. laparoscopic herniorrhaphy: confounding impact of worker's compensation on convalescence.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of General Surgery, McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't