[
    {
        "id": "osp-10085",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "Outcomes from Early Experience with Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair Versus Open Technique: Navigating the learning curve",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Raajeshwaren",
                "given": "MA"
            },
            {
                "family": "Vijayakumar",
                "given": "Chellappa"
            },
            {
                "family": "Dutta",
                "given": "Souradeep"
            },
            {
                "family": "Ramakrishnaiah",
                "given": "Vishnu PN"
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/ar/articles/outcomes-from-early-experience-with-laparoscopic-inguinal-hernia-repair-versus-open-technique-navigating-the-learning-curve",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2025
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal",
        "volume": "24",
        "issue": "2",
        "page": "186-193",
        "DOI": "10.18295/squmj.1.2024.001",
        "publisher": "Sultan Qaboos University",
        "ISSN": "2075-051X",
        "abstract": "Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (LIHR) regarding postoperative pain, recurrence rates, duration of hospital stay and other postoperative outcomes within the context of a tertiary care teaching hospital in South India, and the initial experience of laparoscopic repairs. The current consensus in the literature often suggests LIHR as superior to open inguinal hernia repair (OIHR). Methods: This single-centre, retrospective, observational study was conducted at the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Education and Research, Puducherry, India, from January 2011 to September 2020. All patients who underwent elective OIHR and LIHR were included. Data on the patients demographics, comorbidities, hernia type, mesh characteristics, surgery duration, hospital stay and immediate postoperative complications were collected and analysed. Results: A total of 2,690 OIHR and 158 LIHR cases were identified. The demographic profiles, hospital stay and complication rates were similar in both groups. However, surgical site infection was present exclusively in the OIHR group (3.55% versus 0.0%; P"
    }
]