Background Groin hernia repair is one of the most common operations performed globally,
with more than 20 million procedures per year. The last guidelines on groin hernia …

Introduction In the United States, ambulatory surgeries account for up to 87% of all surgical
procedures.(1) It was estimated that 19.2 million ambulatory surgeries were performed in …

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 …

Regional anesthesia is becoming increasingly popular among anesthesiologists in the
management of postoperative analgesia following pediatric surgery. The main objective of …

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

Background Urinary retention and mortality after open repair of inguinal hernia may depend
on the type of anaesthesia. The aim of this study was to investigate possible differences in …

Purpose Local anesthesia for open inguinal hernia repair is recommended by guidelines but
is rarely used in clinical practice in several countries. This study aimed to explore physician's …

Purpose To investigate short and long-term outcome after the open preperitoneal flat mesh
technique (OPFMT) for umbilical, epigastric, spigelian, small incisional and “port-site” hernia …

Three disruptive innovations are changing the landscape of surgery:(1) minimally painful
injection of large-volume, low-concentration tumescent local anesthesia eliminates the need …

Background & aims Primary aim of this study is to determine whether the use of local
anaesthesia performed with IINB and IHNB against spinal anaesthesia in inguinal hernia …