Table 3: Patients' post-operative data.

Item

Value/Range

 Mean

 

Postoperative fasting duration after being fully conscious (hours)

2-4

3.9 ± 0.1

Potential postoperative complications

·        Scrotal emphysema for more than 6 hours

·        Groin pain and numbness

·        Testicular pain

·        Hematoma or seroma  formation

·        Mesh infection or migration.

Nil

0

0

0

0

0

 

Postoperative Pain Scoring by patients

*(on scale of 0-5)

 

1-3

 

1± 0.7

Hospitalization time (hours)

9-13

10.2 ± 1

Re-hospitalized cases after discharge

Nil

Duration follow up (months)

14-61

36 ± 5.3

 Number of cases showed hernia recurrence

 Nil

 

Patients needed any surgical procedure during follow up duration

Nil

 

*(Pain Score System: 1 = minimal pain need no analgesia; 2 = pain needs oral analgesia once; 3 = pain needs regular oral analgesia; 4 = pain needs parenteral analgesia; 5 = intolerable pain needs sedation)