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The Impact of Body Mass Index on Local Anaesthetic Inguinal Hernia Repair

Background: Open mesh repair of inguinal hernia is acceptable and can be performed under local anaesthesia (LA). Individuals with high BMI (Body Mass Index) have often been excluded from LA repairs for varying reasons including safety concerns. Open repair of unilateral inguinal hernia (UIH) amongst...

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Autores principales: Olugbemi, Mojolaoluwa, Athisayaraj, Thomas, Lorejo, Emmanuel, Coveney, Eamonn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10102715/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37065380
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36163