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@article{170861,
        author = {Umer Hamid Wani and Saiyad Shah Alam},
        title = {A Demographic analysis of Inguinal Hernia patients},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2024},
        volume = {11},
        number = {7},
        pages = {3533-3539},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=170861},
        abstract = {Background: The most common anterior abdominal wall hernia, known as an inguinal hernia, affects people of all ages and is more common in men. Anterior abdominal wall hernias are a highly prevalent surgical condition that impact millions of individuals annually. Due to economic factors and their generally benign nature, they are not given priority treatment in underdeveloped nations. Despite the procedure's frequent use, surgeons still face challenges regarding optimal prevalence, associated etiological variables, outcomes, co-morbidities, and recurrence.
Aim: The purpose of this study was to analyze the demographic characteristics of patients with inguinal hernias.
Material and Method: 
This is a retrospective study conducted in the surgery department of the NIUM (National Institute of Unani Medicine) Hospital Bangalore from October 2018 to October 2023. A total of 160 cases were studied retrospectively. The medical records and proformas were used to collect the data, which was later analyzed using statistical package for social science (SPSS) software version 17 for Windows.
Results and Discussion: Highest number of patients belongs to 41-60 years age group (43.125%). 98.125% were male and 1.87% were female patients. Risk factors included heavy weight lifting (33.75%), benign prostate hypertrophy (28.75%), chronic constipation (16.25%), chronic cough (15%), abdominal wall muscle weakness due to older age (25.62%) & previous inguinal hernia repair (8.12%), appendicectomy (2.5%). Less common risk factors are smoking (32.5%), diabetes (11.87%), alcoholism (10%) and positive family history (4.37%). 69.8% patients presented as indirect, 28.2% as direct inguinal hernia and 1.2% as both varieties. The incidence of inguinal hernia was 67.6% on the right side, 29.2% on the left side, and 3.2% were bilateral. Elective operation (94.4%) is more common than emergency operation (5.6%). The most common procedure performed was open hernioplasty (96.6%). A small proportion of patients (2.7%) underwent open herniorrhaphy. For pediatric patients (0.7%), an open herniotomy was performed.
Conclusion: These findings could serve as a helpful reference for further studies on the demographic characteristics of inguinal hernias in general populations.},
        keywords = {Demographic Study, Heavy weight lifting, Inguinal Hernia, Risk factors.},
        month = {December},
        }