The Tilburg double blind randomised controlled trial comparing inguinal hernia repair according to Lichtenstein and the transinguinal preperitoneal technique

Trials

Volumn 10, Issue , 2009, Pages 89-

  Koning, Giel G ^a   de Schipper, Hans J P ^a   Oostvogel, Henk J M ^a   Verhofstad, Michiel H J ^a   Gerritsen, Pieter G ^a   van Laarhoven, Kees C J H M ^a   Vriens, Patrick W H E ^a  

^a Microvida Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; PARACETAMOL; PARACETAMOL PLUS TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORK RESUMPTION;

DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 70449511640     PISSN: 17456215     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-10-89     Document Type: Article

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