Over a thousand ambulatory hernia repairs in a primary care setting

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 127-130

  Dhumale, R ^a   Tisdale, J ^a   Barwell, N ^a  

^a Probus Surgical Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hernia repair; Local anaesthesia; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ENGLAND; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951220085     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588410X12518836439281     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Kingsnorth A, LeBlanc K. Hernias: inguinal and incisional. Lancet 2003; 362: 1561-71.
2. Alvarez JA, Baldonedo RF, Bear IG, Solis JA, Alvarez P, Jorge JI. Incarcerated groin hernias in adults: presentation and outcome. Hernia 2004; 8: 121-6.
3. Gianetta E, de Cian F, Cuneo S, Friedman D, Vitale B, Marinari G et al. Hernia repair in elderly patients. Br J Surg 1997; 84: 983-5.
4. Department of Health. Shifting Care Closer to Home - report of the speciality subgroups. London: DH, 2007.
5. Hair A, Duffy L, McLean J, Taylor S, Smith H, Walker A et al. Groin hernia repair in Scotland. Br J Surg 2000; 87: 1722-6.
6. Dhumale R. Feasibility study of hernia surgery in general practice setting. Br J Gen Pract 2004; 54: 604-7.
7. Lafferty PM, Malinowska A, Pelta D. Lichtenstein inguinal hernia repair in a primary healthcare setting. Br J Surg 1998; 85: 793-6.
8. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. Clinical Guideline Preoperative tests. The routine use of pre-operative tests for elective surgery. London: NICE, 2003.
9. Amid PK, Shulman AG, Lichtenstein IL. Local anesthesia for inguinal hernia repair step-by-step procedure. Ann Surg 1994; 220: 735-7.
10. Millikan KW, Deziel DJ. The management of hernia. Considerations in cost effectiveness. Surg Clin North Am 1996; 76: 105-17.
11. Nordin P, Nillson E. Cost-effectiveness local, regional and general anaesthesia. Br J Surg 2007; 94: 500-5.
12. Callesen T, Bech K, Kehlet H. The feasibility, safety and cost of infiltration anaesthesia for hernia repair. Anaesthesia 1998; 53: 31-5.
13. Ciampolini J, Shandall AA, Boyce DE. Adult hernia surgery in Wales revisited; impact of the guidelines of The Royal College of Surgeons of England. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 1998; 80: 335-8.
14. Kehlet HA, Aasvang E. Groin hernia repair: anaesthesia. World J Surg 2005; 29: 1058-61.
15. Kingsnorth AN, Bowlwy DMG, Porter CS. A prospective study of 1000 hernias: results of the Plymouth Hernia Service. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2003; 85: 18-22.
16. Department of Health. A National Framework for the Provision of Secondary Care within General Practice. HSG (96)London: DH, 1996.
17. Department of Health. Your Health Your Care Your Say. London: DH, 2005 http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPoli cyAndGuidance/DH-4127357
18. Department of Health. Shifting Care Closer to Home - report of the speciality subgroups. London: DH, 2007.
19. O'Dwyer P, Norrie J, Alani A, Walker A, Duffy F, Horgan P. Observation or operation for patients with an asymptomatic inguinal hernia. Ann Surg 2006; 244: 167-73.
20. Kingsnorth A, Porter C, Bennet DH. The benefits of a hernia service in a public hospital. Hernia 2000; 4: 1-5.
21. Callesen T, Bech K, Kehlet H. One-thousand consecutive inguinal hernia repairs under unmonitored local anesthesia. Anesth Analg2001; 93: 1373-6.
22. Davies M, Davies C, Morris-Stiff G, Shute K. Emergency presentation of abdominal hernias: outcome and reasons for delay in treatment - a prospective study. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2007; 89: 47-50.
23. Primatesta P, Goldacre MJ. Inguinal hernia repair: incidence of elective and emergency surgery, readmission and mortality. Int J Epidemiol 1996; 25: 835-9.
24. Marshall SS, Haywood KL, Fitzpatrick R. Impact of patient reported outcome measures on routine practice: a structured review. J Eval Clin Pract 2006; 12: 559-68.
25. Mehta S, Powell L, Cooper JC. What patients really want to know about their surgery. Bull R Coll SurgEngl 2003; 85: 360-3.
26. Jaffer U, Elmghrbee A, Wilding R, Cameron AE. Audit of patient experience of day-case inguinal hernia repair. Hernia 2008; 12: 79-82.
27. http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications.(2007).