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 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 …

Irving Lichtenstein pioneered tension-free hernioplasty and radically changed the patient's
experience by introducing the concepts of early ambulation, short hospital stay, and local …

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 …

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 …

The purpose of this systematic review is to provide an “up-to-date” evidence-based
guideline and clarify the possible benefits as well as drawbacks of local anesthesia (LA) and …

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 …

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

Background Local anesthesia (LA) has been reported to be the best choice for elective open
inguinal hernia repair because it is cost efficient, with less post-operative pain and enables …

The choice of anesthesia for groin hernia repair is between general, regional (epidural or
spinal), and local anesthesia. Existing data from large consecutive patient series and …