Inguinal Hernia Repair Local Anesthesia

Empirical observations in the united states suggest that the most common type of anesthesia for open inguinal hernia.

Inguinal hernia repair local anesthesia. Most of our patients are able to avoid general anesthesia for inguinal hernia repair there are exceptions of course and the following people often require general anesthesia. Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most common operations performed by general surgeons in the united states and worldwide. For 2 decades more than 12 000 adult patients with reducible groin hernias satisfactorily underwent operations under local anesthesia without complications. Patients who are overweight.

1 2 thus any and all aspects regarding this common operation should be investigated to improve outcomes and reduce health care cost. Inguinal hernia repair under local anesthesia without admittance its safety efficacy and the short learning cur ve for the beginner general surgery resident. For the shouldice non mesh inguinal hernia repair we almost exclusively perform the repair under local anesthesia with minimal iv sedation. 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 more rapid recovery.

During median follow up of 5 months we had one hernia recurrence 3 6 in which unilateral indirect hernia was developed after direct hernia repair. Short term outcomes of single incision laparoscopic tep inguinal hernioplasty under local anesthesia were similar to those of conventional tep or open hernia repair. General anesthesia is extraordinarily safe with today s precise administration and monitoring. Video showing how to perform local anesthesia in an open inguinal hernia repair.

However the role of la in emergency inguinal hernia repair is still controversial. Methods we analyzed medical records of 454 patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair with local anesthesia on an outpatient basis between november 2004 and. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled a suggested video will automatically play next.