Simultaneous repair of bilateral groin hernias using local anaesthesia: A review of 199 cases with a five-year follow-up

Hernia

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-133

  Kark, A E ^a   Belsham, P A ^a   Kurzer, M N ^a  

^a British Hernia Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bilateral; Follow up; Hernia; Inguinal; Local anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20444484841     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-004-0304-8     Document Type: Article

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