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Complications in Inguinal Hernia Surgery

NCT01760395 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 335

Last updated 2015-10-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Inguinal hernia repair is the most common procedure in general surgery. Even with acceptable complication rates, thousands of patients worldwide suffer from inguinal hernia surgery complications every year. In Finland, the Finnish Patient Insurance Centre (FPIC) receives reports from surgical complications. In this study, the database of FPIC is used to compare the complication profiles of open and laparoscopic inguinal hernia surgery with mesh.

Conditions

  • Inguinal Hernia

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • North Karelia Central Hospital

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Max Age
110 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-01-31
Primary Completion
2010-12-31
Completion
2012-12-31

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