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 …

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 …

Background: Local anaesthesia has been identified as the most favourable anaesthesia for
elective inguinal hernia repair with respect to complication rate, cost effectiveness and …

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 …

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

Study objective Comparison of local anesthetic infiltration (LAI), spinal anesthesia (SPIN)
and total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) for open inguinal herniorrhaphy. We hypothesized …

Purpose Local anaesthesia (LA) has proven effective for inguinal hernia repair in developed
countries. Hernias in low to middle income countries represent a different issue. The aim of …

This article outlines comparative analytical data obtained by inguinal surgeries performed
under local and spinal anaesthesia to develop a precise opinion regarding both techniques …

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 …