My comments were stimulated by the manuscript recently published in Hernia “Limited use
of local anesthesia for open inguinal hernia repair: a qualitative study” by Olsen et al.[1]. This …

We appreciate the opportunity to respond to the Comment of S. Huerta [1] in extension of our
recently published study in Hernia [2]. The results of S. Huerta show that in experienced …

We write in response to a recent article published by Tabiri et al.[1]. Tabiri and colleagues [1]
report that only 37% of the 8080 hernia repairs performed in 41 hospitals across northern …

Background Local anesthesia (LA) for open inguinal hernia repair (OIHR) is not widely used
in the United States. An LA program for OIHR was initiated at the Dallas Veteran Affairs …

The choice of general (GA) versus local anesthesia (LA) in open inguinal hernia repair
(OIHR) has a substantial financial impact and may influence clinical outcomes. Our study …

Our comments were stimulated by a recent manuscript in PLOS ONE by Wongyingsinn et al.
addressing the various types of anesthesia [Local (LA), regional (RA), and general (GA)] for …

Introduction There is a dearth of data about the benefits of local anesthesia (LA) and spinal
anesthesia (SA) compared to general anesthesia (GA) in patients undergoing repair of …

Background There is variation in the anesthetic technique for open inguinal hernia repair
(OIHR) worldwide. Factors determining the anesthetic technique remains equivocal. We …

In this issue of the American Journal of Surgery, Balentine et al. report on their evaluation of
postoperative outcomes among more than 97,000 Veterans Affairs Surgical Quality …

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 …