Validation of Quality of Life Assessment After Laparoscopic TAPP and TEP Surgery of Inguinal Hernias Using EuraHS of Life Score and Carolinas Comfort Scale™
Validation of Quality of Life Assessment After Laparoscopic TAPP and TEP Surgery of Inguinal Hernias Using EuraHS of Life Score and Carolinas Comfort Scale™
A multicenter observational study trial validating Quality of Life assessment using EuraHS
 Quality of Life score and Carolinas Comfort scale™ in patients before and after laparoscopic
 unilateral inguinal hernia repair.

 Depending on the treating physician patients will receive a TAPP or TEP repair for their
 inguinal hernia and a self-gripping mesh will be used for the repair (Parietex Progrip Mesh).

 Primary endpoint will be assessment by the EuraHS-QoL at 1 year after laparoscopic repair of
 an unilateral inguinal hernia using the Anatomic ProGrip™ Laparoscopic self-fixating mesh.

 Secondary endpoints are assessment of the QoL 3 preoperative, 3 weeks and 1 year
 postoperative, recurrence rate at 12 months, intra-operative and post-operative
 complications, post-operative hospital stay, operation time and time to place the mesh, VAS
 (Visual Analog Scale) for pain at several control points, VRS (Verbal Rating Score) for pain
 at 3 weeks and 12 months, pain medication needed.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Written informed consent from the patient or his/her legal representative

 -  Primary unilateral inguinal hernia undergoing a preperitoneal laparoscopic repair.

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  No written informed consent

 -  Recurrent groin hernia

 -  Open hernia repair

 -  Bilateral hernias

 -  Concomitant repair of another abdominal hernia eg umbilical hernia

 -  Hernia repair combined with another surgical procedure

 -  Emergency operations, like incarcerated hernias

 -  Patients under the age of 18 years and over 80 years

 -  Pregnant women

 -  ASA score 4 or more

 -  Patients unable to perform the QoL assessment, because of language barrier or
 intellectual incapacity