Chronic Pain after Inguinal Hernia Repair

Table 1

Table showing patient characteristics.

Characteristics	Number ()	Percentage (%)
Sex
Male	224	98.70
Female	3	1.30
Preoperative pain
Yes	56	24.70
No	171	75.30
Duration of symptoms
<6 months	68	30.00
>6 months	159	70.00
Site
Right	97	42.70
Left	119	52.40
Bilateral	11	4.80
Preemptive analgesia
Yes	32	14.10
No	195	85.90
Anesthesia
Local	26	11.50
Spinal	189	83.30
General	12	5.30
Nerve identified
None	39	17.20
Any one	142	62.60
Two	29	12.80
All three	17	7.50
Nerve injury/cut
None	205	90.30
Any one	17	7.50
Two	5	2.20
Three	0	0
Postoperative local infiltration
Yes	37	16.30
No	190	83.70
Postoperative complication hematoma/infection
Yes	19	8.40
No	208	91.60