Groin hernia repair: Anesthesia

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1058-1061

  Kehlet, Henrik ^a   Aasvang, Eske ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SURGEON; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; URINE RETENTION; SURGERY;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 27744439681     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-005-7969-8     Document Type: Review

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