Objectives Whether spinal anaesthesia (SA) reduces intraoperative and postoperative
complications compared with general anaesthesia (GA) was investigated. Design The meta …

Background Inguinal hernia repair (IHR) is a common operation in preterm and term infants.
Recently, spinal anesthesia (SA) has been proposed as an alternative to avoid exposure to …

BACKGROUND: With improvements in neonatal intensive care, more premature infants are
surviving the neonatal period. With this increase, more are presenting for surgery in early …

Background: Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (LHR) in children has been widely
performed in the last decades, although it is still not sufficiently researched in preterm …

Background Pediatric inguinal hernia repair (IHR) is increasingly performed using minimally
invasive surgery (MIS) but has only recently been described using caudal block without …

Background With improvements in neonatal intensive care, more preterm infants are
surviving the neonatal period and presenting for surgery in early infancy. Inguinal hernia is …

Background Inguinal hernia repair is the most frequently performed surgical procedure in
infants and children. Especially in premature infants, prevalence reaches up to 30% in …

Objectives To evaluate the clinical outcomes of herniotomy in preterm infants undergoing
early versus delayed repair, the risk factors for complications, and to identify best timing of …

BACKGROUND: Postoperatively, young infants are admitted overnight in view of the risk for
respiratory complications such as desaturation and apnea. This risk seems much lower than …

Abstract Background/Purpose The use of caudal anesthesia with sedation (CAS) has
theoretical benefits over general anesthesia (GA) in high risk neonates undergoing inguinal …