Abstract
The present study was done to measure Quality of life (QOL) by standardized tools and to evolve a standardized tool for measuring QOL among patients undergoing ventral hernia repair.
In our study we found that QOL as a whole improved. After 3months follow-up QOL score is better when compared to pre-operative QOL score and QOL score is even better at 6months follow-up.
Most of the subjects preferred either CCS or HerQLes.
Keywords: ventral hernia, QOL, Carolinas Comfort Scale (CCS), Short Form-36(SF-36) and Hernia Related QOL Survey (HerQLes).
References
- Mark A. Malangoni, Michael J. Rosen, Hernias. In: Townsend, Beauchamp, Evers, "Sabiston Textbook of surgery". 19th New York: an imprint of Elsevier; 2012;1093-1095,1114- 1135.
- Richard H. Tunage, Kathryn A. Richardson, Benjamin D. Li, "Abdominal wall, Umbilicus, Peritoneum, Mesenteries, Omentum". In: Townsend, Beauchamp, Evers, "Sabiston Textbook of surgery". 18th New York: an imprint of Elsevier;2007;1171- 1179.
- Robert L. Bell, Neal E. Seymour, "Abdominal wall, Omentum, Mesentery and Retroperitoneum". In: Charles Brunicardi F, "Schwartz Manual of Surgery". 8th Edition, New York: McGraw-Hill; 2006;1221-1296.
- Richard J. Javid, David C. Brooks, “hernias”. In: Michael J. Zinner, Stanley W. Ashley. “Maingot’s Abdominal Operations” 11th edition, New York: McGraw-Hill; 2007;122-124.
- Kristian K. Jensen, Nadia A. Henriksen, Henrik Harling. “Standardized measurement of QOL after incisional hernia repair: a systemic review”. The American Journal of Surgery 2014;208(3):485-493.
- O. Thomsen, T. L. Brendum, L. N. J0rgensen, et al.”QOL after Ventral hernia Repair with endoscopic component separation technique”. Scandinavian Journal of Surgery 2016;105(1):11-16.
- B Todd Heniford, Amanda L Walters, Amy E Lincourt, Yuri W Novitsky, William W Hope, Kent W Kercher. “Comparison of Generic versus Specific Quality-of-Life Scales for Mesh Hernia Repairs”. J Am Coll Surg 2008; 206(4):638-644.
- Ladurner, R., Chiapponi, C., Linhuber, Q. et al.”Long term outcome and QOL after open incisional hernia repair–light versus heavy weight meshes”.BMC Surg. 2011;11:25.
- Krpata DM, Schmotzer BJ, Flocke S, et al. “Design and initial implementation of HerQLes: a hernia-related quality-of-life survey to assess abdominal wall function”.J Am Coll Surg. 2012;215(5):635–642.
- Hope WW, Lincourt AE, Newcomb WL, Schmelzer TM, Kercher KW, Heniford BT. “Comparing Quality-of-Life Outcomes in Symptomatic Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic or Open Ventral Hernia Repair”. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 2008;18(4):567-571.
- Colavita PD, Tsirline VB, Belyansky I, et al.“ Prospective, long-term comparison of QOL in laparoscopic versus open ventral hernia repair”. Ann Surg.2012;256(5):714–722.
- Christoffersen MW, Rosenberg J, Jorgensen LN, Bytzer P, Bisgaard T. “Health- related QOL scores changes significantly within the first three months after hernia mesh repair”. World journal of surgery. 2014;38(7):1852-1859.
- Klima DA, Tsirline VB, Belyansky I, et al. ”QOL following component separation versus standard open ventral hernia repair for large hernias”. Surg Innov. 2014;21(2): 147–154.
- Mussack T, Ladurner R. Vogel T, et al. “Health-related QOL changes after laparoscopic and open incisional hernia repair: a matched pair analysis”. Surg Endosc. 2006;20(3):410-413.
Corresponding Author
Dr T. Kiran Kumar
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i6.163
