A comparison of polypropylene versus polydioxanone (pds) for mesh fixation in assessing postoperative pain using visual analogue scale in inguinal hernia repair

Abstract

INTRODUCTION- The most common type of hernia is inguinal hernia, approximately comprising of 75 percent of all abdominal wall hernia. Lichtenstein hernioplasty is open tension-free technique for IHR, a prosthesis used is commonly polypropylene, to support the inguinal muscle layer. The rate of success is no longer sufficient, in terms of recurrence, but also in terms of, length of hospital stay, wound complications, quality of life and chronic pain. POP may be caused by injury to the nerves by suture or prosthesis. In our study, we hypothesise that absorbable suture that is polydoxanone which is used for mesh fixation decreases the postoperative pain compared to polypropylene suture that is non-absorbable suture in patient undergoing lichtenstein hernia repair. AIMS AND OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY: The objective of the present study is to compare the effectiveness of polyprolene versus polydioxanone (PDS) in reducing the post operative pain measured by the visual analogue scale in inguinal hernia repair as the primary objective. And to compare the effectiveness of polyprolene v/s polydioxanone in reducing the post operative complications apart from post operative pain as the secondary objective.