Spinal or local anesthesia in lichtenstein hernia repair: a randomized controlled trial

RN van Veen, C Mahabier, I Dawson, WC Hop… - 2008 - journals.lww.com
Background: With established protocols lacking, the choice of anesthetic technique remains
arbitrary in inguinal hernia repair. Well-designed studies in this subject are important …

A prospective comparison of local and spinal anesthesia for inguinal hernia repair

FA Gultekin, O Kuruahvecioglu, A Karamercan, B Ege… - Hernia, 2007 - Springer
Aim Today, in inguinal hernia repair, postoperative pain and costs are regarded as equally
important issues as technique and recurrence rates. Postoperative pain is thought to vary …

Comparison of local, spinal, and general anaesthesia for inguinal herniorrhaphy

H Özgün, MN Kurt, I Kurt, MH Çevikel - The European journal of …, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To compare local, spinal, and general anaesthesia for inguinal herniorraphy in
otherwise healthy patients with respect to duration of operation, time in operating room …

Randomized comparison of the feasibility of three anesthetic techniques for day-case open inguinal hernia repair

P Pere, J Harju, P Kairaluoma, V Remes… - Journal of Clinical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Study objective Comparison of local anesthetic infiltration (LAI), spinal anesthesia (SPIN)
and total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) for open inguinal herniorrhaphy. We hypothesized …

Local anaesthesia versus spinal anaesthesia in inguinal hernia repair: A systematic review and meta-analysis

D Prakash, L Heskin, S Doherty, R Galvin - The Surgeon, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Inguinal hernias are a significant cause of morbidity. The purpose of this
systematic review and meta-analysis is to determine the totality of evidence regarding the …

Using local rather than general anesthesia for inguinal hernia repair is associated with shorter operative time and enhanced postoperative recovery

CJ Balentine, J Meier, M Berger, TP Hogan… - The American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Comparison of spinal vs general anesthesia via laryngeal mask airway in inguinal hernia repair

RE Burney, MA Prabhu, MLVH Greenfield… - Archives of …, 2004 - jamanetwork.com
Hypothesis The use of laryngeal mask airway and propofol in inguinal hernia repair results
in shorter operative and recovery room times. Design Randomized control trial. Setting …

Optimizing anesthesia for inguinal herniorrhaphy: general, regional, or local anesthesia?

PF White - Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Inguinal herniorrhaphy is one of the most frequent operations and can be successfully
performed using general, regional, or local anesthesia. Epidemiological data from both …

Comparison of local and general anesthesia in tension-free (Lichtenstein) hernioplasty: a prospective randomized trial

N Gönüllü, A Cubukcu, A Alponat - Hernia, 2002 - Springer
To compare pulmonary effects, postoperative pain and fatigue, morbidity, patient
satisfaction, and cost of different anesthetic techniques for inguinal hernia repair, 50 patients …

Inguinal hernia repair: local or general anaesthesia?

P Sanjay, A Woodward - The Annals of The Royal College …, 2007 - publishing.rcseng.ac.uk
INTRODUCTION Specialist hernia centres and public hospitals with a dedicated hernia
service (Plymouth Hernia Service) have achieved remarkable results for inguinal hernia …