Background Inguinal hernia repair is the most common general surgery operation in the
United States. Nearly 80% of inguinal hernia operations are performed under general …

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 …

Importance Advocates of laparoscopic surgery argue that all inguinal hernias, including
initial and unilateral ones, should be repaired laparoscopically. Prior work suggests …

Background We conducted this study to compare short-term outcomes and charges between
methods of hernia repair and anesthesia in the outpatient setting. Methods Using New …

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 …

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 …

Purpose To compare patients over 70 years old with those under 50 years old undergoing
inguinal hernia repair. Patients and methods Fifty patients aged> 70 years (group A) and 50 …

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

The rates for three different types of anaesthesia used for elective inguinal hernia repairs
were retrospectively searched for in the hospital records in 2005 and 2010. In 2005, only …

Background: Hernias are among the oldest known afflictions of human kind and elective
inguinal hernia repair is commonly performed operation in general surgery. General or …