Driving ability after right-sided inguinal hernia surgery.
BRT
Break reaction time
Driving ability
Hernia repair
Lichtenstein
TEP
Journal
Surgical endoscopy
ISSN: 1432-2218
Titre abrégé: Surg Endosc
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 8806653
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 2022
02 2022
Historique:
received:
05
11
2020
accepted:
05
03
2021
pubmed:
8
4
2021
medline:
4
3
2022
entrez:
7
4
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To investigate driving ability (brake reaction time, BRT) after right-sided hernia repair. It was assumed that postoperatively BRT would be impaired as compared to the preoperative reference and healthy controls. BRT was prospectively collected from 30 patients undergoing hernia repair [Lichtenstein or total extraperitoneal endoscopic procedure (TEP)]. BRT was measured with a driving simulator preoperatively and on postoperative days 2 and 14. After receiving a visual stimulus, the patients had to apply the brake pedal with 160 N. The average of ten runs was used as the patient's BRT value. Thirty patients completed all measurements. In the Lichtenstein group, BRT was significantly impaired as compared to the patient's preoperative values (p = 0.021). Two weeks after surgery BRT had returned to the preoperative level (p = 0.859). BRT in the Lichtenstein group was also significantly impaired 2 days postoperatively as compared to the BRT of 60 healthy controls (p = 0.001). In the TEP group, no impaired BRT was detected. Based on our finding of significantly impaired BRT in patients following right-sided Lichtenstein hernia repair, it seems wise to recommend that such patients refrain from driving for 2 weeks after surgery. No such impairment was found in patients following TEP surgery. Consequently, it is deemed safe for them to resume driving 2 days after the procedure.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33825012
doi: 10.1007/s00464-021-08432-y
pii: 10.1007/s00464-021-08432-y
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1476-1481Informations de copyright
© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
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