Background: There is a growing interest in the use of local anaesthesia for inguinal hernia
repair. It certainly seems to be an acceptable alternative for the elderly. Supporting …

Background The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and the safety of hernioplasty
under local anaesthesia in elderly patients with significant comorbidity. Methods A total of …

Purpose To compare patients over 70 years old with those under 50 years old undergoing
inguinal hernia repair. Patients and methods Fifty patients aged> 70 years (group A) and 50 …

In the past, general and spinal anesthesia were used for hernia surgery, but nowadays local
anesthesia has become the method of choice for hernia repair, especially in outpatient …

Background: Elderly patients are steadily becoming a growing part of the population. The
aim of this study is to evaluate the outcome of open inguinal hernia repair in patients aged …

Purpose Local anaesthesia (LA) has proven effective for inguinal hernia repair in developed
countries. Hernias in low to middle income countries represent a different issue. The aim of …

Background Inguinal hernia repair is the most common general surgery procedure and can
be performed under local or general anesthesia. We hypothesized that using local rather …

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

Background: Hernias are among the oldest known afflictions of human kind and elective
inguinal hernia repair is commonly performed operation in general surgery. General or …

Background Inguinal hernia repair is the most common general surgery operation in the
United States. Nearly 80% of inguinal hernia operations are performed under general …