PhD Defence Jelle L. Faessen

Keywords: Inguinal hernia, Efficiency, TREPP, e-Health 
 

"Improving clinical outcomes and efficiency in inguinal hernia repair"

This thesis focused on investigating the safety and efficacy of different surgical techniques and innovations within one of the most common operations worldwide: inguinal hernia surgery. It was thus investigated whether the promising technique called TREPP (Trans Rectus Sheath Extra-Peritoneal Procedure) could be a safe and effective option compared to current gold standard techniques. It also looked at whether this technique can be performed under local anaesthesia and sedation. 

In addition, this thesis investigated the possibility of using an e-health application as a safe triage tool for detecting complications after inguinal hernia surgery. It also addressed the differences in hospital costs between various surgical techniques, the feasibility of recurrence surgery without the use of a surgical pad in specific cases, and the effectiveness of an anatomical 3D pad in laparoscopic inguinal hernia surgery. 

The results of this thesis provide valuable insights and a basis for future research. 

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