In the past 20 years, there has been great interest in using poisonous substances from
plants, animals and microorganisms in studies on animal physiology, looking for potential …

Surgeons with a range of competencies perform inguinal herniorrhaphy. A system of
classification that stratifies hernia patients before operation would enable more complex …

Background The transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block is a regional anesthesia
technique that effectively reduces the pain intensity and use of analgesia in abdominal …

Background Performing spermatic cord block for scrotal surgery avoids the potential risks of
neuraxial and general anaesthesia and provides long-lasting postoperative analgesia. A …

目的探讨老年腹股沟疝修补术的最佳麻醉方式及其临床意义. 方法采集川北医学院附属医院
2006 年9 月至2011 年5 月收治的343 例老年原发非嵌顿性腹股沟疝开放性手术患者的资料 …

Background Demographics of patients undergoing major abdominal surgery are changing.
External validity of relevant RCTs may be limited by participants not resembling patients …

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 …

Background Many studies have identified racial disparities in healthcare, but few have
described disparities in the use of anesthesia modalities. We examined racial disparities in …

In excess of 100,000 inguinal hernia repairs are performed in the UK each year (Devlin &
Kingsnorth 1998). It is the most commonly performed general surgical procedure and is …

Foley catheters (FCs) are often used during inguinal hernia operations; however, the impact
of intraoperative FC use on postoperative urinary retention (POUR) is not well understood …