Chronic postoperative inguinal pain: A narrative review.

Inguinodynia or chronic postoperative inguinal pain is a growing problem between patients who undergo surgical repair of an inguinal hernia. The change in results measurement proposed by many authors towards Patient Reported Outcome Measurement has underlined the importance of chronic postoperative inguinal pain, because of the great limitations in everyday life and the huge socioeconomic impact that it causes. In this article a narrative review of the available literature in PUBMED, EMBASE and Cochrane Library is performed and the most relevant aspects about epidemiology, etiology prevention, diagnosis and treatment of chronic postoperative inguinal pain are discussed.

Major ambulatory surgery for the treatment of breast cancer: Factors conditioning conversion to conventional hospitalization.

Introduction: The main step in curative treatment for breast cancer is surgery. Its use in an ambulatory setting can contribute towards more efficient healthcare, providing additional benefits for patients. In this study, we analyze the results obtained with this treatment method and identify factors related with conversion to hospitalization.