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Local anaesthesia for inguinal herniorrhaphy — a neglected technique

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Ninety-nine inguinal herniorrhaphies were performed under local anaesthetic blockade between 1980 and 1988. This represents 32% of this surgical teams herniorrhaphy operations. A follow-up interview was possible in 82 patients. Satisfaction was expressed by 77 patient (94%) although six of the interviewed patients (7.4%) had moderate/significant discomfort during the procedure. Four of the 99 patients (4%) developed a wound infection.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Waveney Hospital, Cushenall Road, Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland

    M. R. A. Young, W. G. Humphries & D. J. Grainger

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Young, M.R.A., Humphries, W.G. & Grainger, D.J. Local anaesthesia for inguinal herniorrhaphy — a neglected technique. I.J.M.S. 163, 287–289 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02942128

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