Open Inguinal Hernia Repair Anesthesia

If the idea of general anesthesia makes you nervous it shouldn t.

Open inguinal hernia repair anesthesia. Here we compared open and laparoscopic total extraperitoneal tep repairs under general ga and spinal anesthesia sa. Open surgery or surgery with a laparoscope can usually repair an inguinal hernia. Then the surgeon makes an incision in the groin moves the hernia back into the abdomen and reinforces the muscle wall with stitches. Inguinal hernia repair is a common worldwide surgical procedure usually done in the outpatient setting.

Mesh placement is the main standard in repair of inguinal hernia and laparoscopic repair is the standard of care via spinal epidural or combined anesthesia. If the hernia is going down the inguinal canal indirect the hernia sac is either pushed back or tied off and removed. There are three broad types of inguinal hernia repairs. In our practice less than 10 of patients require general anesthesia.

For open hernia repair surgery a single long incision is made in the groin. The hospital will send you instructions about when you need to stop eating and drinking before the operation. Video showing how to perform local anesthesia in an open inguinal hernia repair. An inguinal hernia repair can be carried out as either open surgery or laparoscopic or keyhole surgery.

In general anesthesia inhalation agents are used for sedation. General anesthesia is extraordinarily safe with today s precise administration and monitoring. In open hernia repair also called herniorrhaphy a person is given local anesthesia in the abdomen or spine to numb the area general anesthesia to sedate or help the person sleep or a combination of the two. While open hernia repair may be done under general regional spinal or even local anesthesia with sedation laparoscopic hernia repair is always done under general anesthesia.

The purpose of this systematic review is to make an evidence based meta analysis to determine the possible benefits of regional neuraxial block anesthesia compared to general anesthesia in open inguinal hernia repair in adults. The operation usually takes about 30 to 45 minutes to complete and you ll usually be able to go home on the same day. This is preferred in young individuals who have normal muscles and repair of the wall of the inguinal canal is not required. For patients with a bmi over 28 or a more complicated hernia general anesthesia is often required for hernia repair.

An inguinal hernia repair may be done as an open surgery or as a laparoscopic or keyhole surgery. If the hernia is bulging out of the abdominal wall a direct hernia the bulge is pushed back into place.