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Presenting symptoms and history of chronic pain/psychosocial risk factors in chronic pain and pain-free patients following inguinal hernia repair
| Chronic postoperative pain | Pain-free postoperatively | P-value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presenting symptoms | Severe pain | 14 (58) | 3 (13) | |
| Moderate pain/discomfort | 6 (25) | 5 (21) | < 0.005 | |
| Asymptomatic lump | 4 (17) | 16 (66) | ||
| History of chronic pain conditions or psychosocial risk factors for chronic pain | 12 (50) | 1 (4) | < 0.005 | |
Values in parentheses are percentages.
χ2 test.
