To avoid the high incidence of respiratory complications associated with general
anaesthesia in premature neonates, 44 spinal anaesthetics for inguinal hernia repair in very …

In view of the complications of general, spinal, and caudal anaesthesia for inguinal hernia
repair in high-risk neonates, an evaluation of lumbar epidural anaesthesia (LEA) was …

Hypotheses Use of spinal anesthesia is safe and effective in an outpatient population of
preterm infants undergoing inguinal hernia repair (IHR) and eliminates routine postoperative …

The incidence of inguinal hernia is higher in premature infants, particularly in low birth
weight neonates. This latter group may also incur increased postoperative respiratory …

Spinal anaesthesia for herniotomies in former preterm infants at risk from postoperative
apnoea was investigated in a prospective, uncontrolled study involving 164 infants …

Spinal anaesthesia was used for 25 infants who were born prematurely and who
subsequently required inguinal herniotomy. Hyperbaric bupivacaine 0.5% was administered …

Thirty-six former preterm infants undergoing inguinal hernia repair were studied. All were
less than or equal to 51 weeks postconceptual age at the time of operation. Patients were …

This study compares spinal anaesthesia for inguinal herniotomy in preterm infants in the
lateral or sitting position. Thirty patients were randomly divided into two equal groups. One …

We describe combined subarachanoid‐epidural anaesthesia for inguinal herniotomy in
eight ex‐premature babies less than 47 weeks postconception and one full‐term baby aged …

Awake regional anaesthesia for inguinal hernia repair in former preterm infants is suggested
to avoid life‐threatening respiratory complications known to occur after general anaesthesia …