The feasibility, safety and cost of infiltration anaesthesia for hernia repair

Anaesthesia

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-35

  Callesen, T ^a   Bech, K ^a   Kehlet, H ^a  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics, local; Surgery, inguinal hernia

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST CONTROL; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LENGTH OF STAY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PNEUMONIA; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031973406     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1998.00244.x     Document Type: Article

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