Management of Acutely Symptomatic Hernias (MASH)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Management of Acutely Symptomatic Hernias (MASH)
IRAS ID
269915
Contact name
Matthew Lee
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
There are many different types of hernia, with the most common being in the groin or at the umbilicus. Hernias affect a significant proportion of the population and can vary from producing no symptoms at all, to causing a blockage to the bowel that requires urgent surgery. Hernias affect people of all ages and degrees of health, but become increasingly common with age. As our population ages and therefore becomes generally more unwell, the risks of surgery increase. Recent evidence suggests that emergency hernia repair is associated with worse outcomes than planned procedures. At present there are no guidelines for the management of acutely symptomatic hernias and therefore practice varies between hospitals. This project will look at how acutely symptomatic hernias are currently treated, including whether x-rays or CT scans are performed, how the hernia is fixed, and whether people have early problems with the repair. There would be no changes to the clinical care participants receive, but the study will record some measures of quality of life after treatment. We would also like to follow people up five years after their operation using routine NHS data.
REC name
West of Scotland REC 5
REC reference
19/WS/0182
Date of REC Opinion
20 Nov 2019
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion