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No	Descriptive question	Response	Code
REGISTRATION DATA
1	Age	< 13 years	1
		14-3 years	2
		24-46 years	3
		> 47 years	4
2	Sex	Male	1
2	Sex	Female	2
3	Mode of consultation	Referral	1
		Elective	2
		Emergency	3
4	Previous Medical Status	Resp. system (e.g. Chronic cough)	1
		GIT ( e.g. constipation)	2
		GUT (e.g. strain on micturation)	3
		Obstetrical (pregnancy)	4
		Others ( e.g. ascitis)	5
		Unremarkable	6
CLINICAL ASSESSMENT
5	Site/type of Groin Hernia	LIH	1
		RIH	2
		Bilateral Inguinal Hernia	3
		Left Femoral Hernia	4
		Right Femoral Hernia	5
6	Pre-operative diagnosis	Reducible Hernia	1
		Non reducible	2
		Incarcerated Hernia	3
		Obstructed Hernia	4
		Strangulated Hernia	5
7	Type of operation	Modified Bassini technique	1
		Shouldice	2
		Herniotomy	3
		Figure of eight for Femoral hernia	4
		Simple closure of defect	5
		Others	6
8	Anaesthesia	General anaesthesia	1
		Spinal anaesthesia	2
		Local anaesthesia	3
9	Post-operative stay (in days)	1-3 days	1
		4-7 days	2
		8-14 days	3
		> 2 weeks	4
10	Post-operative complications	Hematoma formation	1
		Retension of urine	2
		Wound sepsis	3
		Wound sinus	4
		Testicular ischemia	5
		Nerve entrapment	6
		Scrotal edema	7
11	Condition on discharge	Good condition	1
		Fair condition	2
		Died	3

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