Importance Quality of recovery (directly associated with patient satisfaction) is an important
clinical outcome measurement and a surrogate of anesthetic/surgical care quality …

Background The effect of an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathway including
liposomal bupivacaine transversus abdominus plane (TAP)-blocks for abdominal wall …

Background Major abdominal operations often requires postoperative opioid analgesia.
However, there is growing recognition of the potential for abuse. We previously reported a …

METHODS: Seventy-eight consenting outpatients undergoing unilateral inguinal hernia
repair procedures were randomly assigned to receive one of three anesthetic techniques …

Objective Patients undergoing open inguinal hernia repair may experience moderate to
severe postoperative pain. We assessed opioid consumption in subjects who received a …

The choice of general (GA) versus local anesthesia (LA) in open inguinal hernia repair
(OIHR) has a substantial financial impact and may influence clinical outcomes. Our study …

Quality improvement research has become the cornerstone for measuring surgical
outcomes in an attempt to improve delivered care and decrease healthcare costs. Enhanced …

Purpose The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of the anesthesia type on
the postoperative quality of life in patients who underwent trans-abdominal pre-peritoneal …

Study objective Comparison of local anesthetic infiltration (LAI), spinal anesthesia (SPIN)
and total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) for open inguinal herniorrhaphy. We hypothesized …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of a preoperative transversus abdominis plane infiltration
on postoperative quality of recovery and analgesia in patients undergoing laparoscopic …