Background Inguinal hernia repair is a common operation in general surgery and can be
performed under local, regional or general anaesthesia. This multicentre randomized trial …

INTRODUCTION Specialist hernia centres and public hospitals with a dedicated hernia
service (Plymouth Hernia Service) have achieved remarkable results for inguinal hernia …

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 …

Objective: To compare local, spinal, and general anaesthesia for inguinal herniorraphy in
otherwise healthy patients with respect to duration of operation, time in operating room …

A series of 117 consecutive unselected patients with clinically reducible unilateral inguinal
herniae were admitted for short-stay repair. Seven expressed a strong preference for one …

Data from 400 consecutive elective ambulatory operations for inguinal hernia under
unmonitored local anaesthesia with limited pre‐operative testing were prospectively …

Elective surgical repair of an inguinal or femoral hernia is one of the most common surgical
procedures. The treatment, however, presents several challenges regarding anaesthesia for …

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

Background: A comparative analysis of outcomes of inguinal hernia repair performed under
local (LA) and general anaesthesia (GA) by a single surgeon using a standardized …

Inguinal herniorrhaphy is one of the most frequent operations and can be successfully
performed using general, regional, or local anesthesia. Epidemiological data from both …