Tumescent local anesthetic technique for inguinal hernia repairs

PURPOSE: We evaluated the adequacy and feasibility of a tumescent solution containing lidocaine and bupivacaine for inguinal hernia repairs. METHODS: The medical records of 146 consecutive inguinal hernia patients with 157 hernia repairs using the tumescent local anesthesia technique performed by a...

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Autores principales: Chyung, Ju Won, Shin, Dong Gue, Kwon, Yujin, Cho, Dong Hui, Lee, Kyung Bok, Park, Sang Soo, Yoon, Jin, Jang, Yong Seog
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Surgical Society 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4255543/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25485241
http://dx.doi.org/10.4174/astr.2014.87.6.325
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Sumario:PURPOSE: We evaluated the adequacy and feasibility of a tumescent solution containing lidocaine and bupivacaine for inguinal hernia repairs. METHODS: The medical records of 146 consecutive inguinal hernia patients with 157 hernia repairs using the tumescent local anesthesia technique performed by a single surgeon between September 2009 and December 2013 were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS: The mean operation time (±standard deviation) and hospital stay were 64.5 ± 17.6 minutes and 2.7 ± 1.5 days. The postoperative complication rate was 17.8%. There were four cases of recurrences (2.5%) at a mean follow-up of 24 ± 14 months. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that local anesthesia with the tumescent technique is an effective and safe modality for inguinal hernia repairs.

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