Local anaesthetic inguinal hernia repair performed under supervision: Early and long-term outcomes

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 677-680

  Sanjay, P ^a   Woodward, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL GLAMORGAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inguinal hernia; Local anaesthesia; Training

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74049136450     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X12486167521073     Document Type: Article

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