Lichtenstein hernia repair under different anaesthetic techniques with special emphasis on outcomes in older people

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 93-97

  Sanjay, Pandanaboyana ^a   Leaver, Heather ^a   Shaikh, Irshad ^b   Woodward, Alan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL GLAMORGAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inguinal hernia; Local anaesthesia; Older people

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959199493     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2010.00485.x     Document Type: Article

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