Objective: Whilst local anaesthesia (LA) has been preferred to general anaesthesia in
specialist centres, this practice has not been reflected in general hospitals, where most …

Objective: This study aims to analyze and identify risk factors for postoperative complications
and analyze the relative risk of reoperation for recurrence for respective complication …

Objective: To describe the the feasibility of and patients' satisfaction with day case repair of
recurrent inguinal hernias under unmonitored local anaesthesia. Design: Prospective study …

Background Chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) after hernia repair research has mainly relied
on unconfirmed self-reporting. We aimed to describe confirmed CPSP incidence …

Purpose Female gender is a risk factor for early pain after several specific surgical
procedures but has not been studied in detail after laparoscopic groin hernia repair. The aim …

Since I last wrote for Surgical Clinics of North America about anesthesia for hernia surgery
there have been significant changes in the technique of hernia repair, and the setting in …

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 …

Inguinal hernia repair is a common worldwide surgical procedure usually done in the
outpatient setting. The purpose of this systematic review is to make an evidence-based meta …

Background Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most commonly performed surgical
procedures. To date, there is no consensus on which anesthesia should be used. The …

Background: The aim was to provide a detailed description of any residual pain 1 year after
elective day‐case open groin hernia repair under local anaesthesia. Methods: This was a …