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Self-Assessment of Discomfort and Pain after Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Reflection of Both Individual Pain Propensity and Surgical Strategy

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Discomfort from normal tissue healing after inguinal hernia surgery will have largely subsided at 3 months. Continued discomfort is referred to as postherniorrhaphy pain syndromes, which have diverse origins with peripheral neuropathic and nonneuropathic sources [1, 2]. In addition to the peripheral surgical trauma, pain perception is based on central nervous modulation of pain transmission. This may be influenced by age [3, 4] and other biological pain modulators [5, 6]. Expression of pain and discomfort may further be influenced by socioeconomic factors [7]. Finally, verbal eloquence and the ability to interpret assessment scales may influence final answers on self-assessment (SA) instruments.

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Smeds, S., Löfström, L., Eriksson, O., Kald, A. (2010). Self-Assessment of Discomfort and Pain after Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Reflection of Both Individual Pain Propensity and Surgical Strategy. In: Schumpelick, V., Fitzgibbons, R.J. (eds) Hernia Repair Sequelae. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11541-7_20

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