Assessment of Chronic Postoperative Inguinal Hernia Pain (CPIP) in Children

Mehdi  Sarafi; Behzad  Azimi; Aminollah  Vasigh; Gholamreza  Ebrahimisaraj

doi:10.18502/aacc.v12i2.20954

Mehdi Sarafi School of Medicine, Mofid Children's Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Behzad Azimi Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Aminollah Vasigh School of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
Gholamreza Ebrahimisaraj School of Medicine, Mofid Children's Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/aacc.v12i2.20954

Keywords: Pain; Inguinal hernias; Postoperative pain

Abstract

Background: A hernia is defined as the protrusion of an organ, tissue, or part of an organ through a structure that normally contains it. Inguinal hernias are a type of hernia that causes pain.

Methods: In this study, 62 individuals aged 4 to 18 years who met the inclusion criteria were enrolled. The tools used included a demographic characteristics form, a patient clinical characteristics form, and the Widder Scale questionnaire. After completing the questionnaires, data related to CPIP (likely an abbreviation for a pain assessment measure, but further information is needed for confirmation) and its influencing factors were entered into SPSS version 18 software and analyzed.

Results: According to the findings, out of 62 patients studied, 3 (4.8%) patients had CPIP, with the prevalence of CPIP being higher in men than in women. Also, none of the postoperative complications, including readmission, hydrocele, infection, and recurrence status, were observed in the patients. Also, regarding the duration of pain, it was shown that the pain of 36 patients was within the time range of up to one week, and the pain of 19 patients was within the time range of one week to one month.

Conclusion: It is essential to follow up on factors affecting CPIP in children undergoing hernia surgery on an ongoing basis or even one year after surgery.