Objective: To assess the use of infiltration with local anaesthetics levobupivacaine and
bupivacaine, during inguinal hernia repair. Design: Double-blind, randomised study. Setting …

Background and Objectives. Wound infiltration with bupivacaine is often used for pain relief
after inguinal hernia surgery. We hypothesized that the lower systemic toxicity of another …

We have compared the anaesthetic and analgesic efficacy of levobupivacaine with that of
racemic bupivacaine in 66 male patients undergoing ambulatory primary inguinal …

Background: Postoperative pain management by surgical site infiltration has an edge over
other methods of analgesia as it is simple and has lesser side effects. This study was …

Preoperative local infiltration with ropivacaine for postoperative pain relief after inguinal hernia
repair. A randomised controlled trial. - Abstract - Europe PMC Sign in | Create an account …

Background Today, local anesthesia is used in specialized hernia clinics in most cases. The
technique for establishing local anesthesia for inguinal surgery may differ among surgeons …

Background Levobupivacaine is an attractive alternative to racemic bupivacaine for spinal
anesthesia due to the lower potential for cardio-toxicity and faster recovery profile. This study …

Background Laparoscopic total extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernioplasty is significantly
less painful than open repair, but it is not completely painless. Local anesthetics are thought …

Background Inguinal hernia is one of the most common diseases in the elderly. Treatment of
this pathology is exclusively surgical and relies almost always on the use of local …

Background We compared postoperative analgesia provided by local instillation of 0.75%
ropivacaine with that by intravenous fentanyl and flurbiprofen. Methods Twenty-nine adult …