• Hernia · Feb 2008

    Audit of patient experience of day-case inguinal hernia repair.

    • U Jaffer, A Elmghrbee, R Wilding, and A E P Cameron.
    • Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UY, UK. usman.jaffer@doctors.org.uk
    • Hernia. 2008 Feb 1; 12 (1): 79-82.

    BackgroundThis study was prompted by a complaint from a patient citing he had suffered postoperative pain and scrotal bruising. We audit postoperative pain following inguinal herniorrhaphy and patient understanding of postoperative complications.MethodsA telephone survey was carried out to assess patient experience of day-case inguinal herniorrhaphy (DIH). Having identified that there was some dissatisfaction with the outcome of DIH, a prospective audit was carried out to assess causative factors. Changes in practice were made; chiefly, the provision of patient-information leaflets and the standardisation of intraoperative and postoperative analgesia. Repeat audit then assessed the effects of these changes.ResultsTen percent of patients had a poor understanding of postoperative complications following inguinal herniorrhaphy. Thirty-eight percent had early postoperative pain; wound infiltration of local anaesthetic at the end of inguinal herniorrhaphy reduced the incidence of early postoperative pain to 23%.ConclusionsAudit is an important tool in surgical quality assurance for DIH. Small changes in practice with adherence to good protocols can have a marked effect on patients' experience.

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