ArticleHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2009
Day-case inguinal hernia repair in the elderly: a surgical priority.
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- Inguinal hernia repair in day surgery: the role of MAC (Monitored Anesthesia Care) with remifentanil.Il Giornale di chirurgiaTrial
- Outcomes of inguinal hernia repair in octogenarians: A propensity score-matched analysis of the Herniamed Registry.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Effect of ultrasound-guided ilioinguinal-iliohypogastric nerve block on chronic pain in patients undergoing open inguinal hernia surgery under spinal anesthesia: a randomized double-blind study.The Korean journal of pain · 2024Article
- Outpatient Surgery and Unplanned Overnight Admission in Bilateral Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Population-based Study.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Observational
- The feasibility and safety of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair as a 24-h day surgery for patients aged 80 years and older: a retrospective cohort study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Article
- Ambulatory hernia repair: a study of 1294 patients in a single institution.The Pan African medical journal · 2022Article
- Comparative efficacy of postoperative analgesia between ultrasound-guided dual transversus abdominis plane and Ilioinguinal/Iliohypogastric nerve blocks for open inguinal hernia repair: An open label prospective randomised comparative clinical trial.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2019Article
- Association of Patient Frailty With Increased Morbidity After Common Ambulatory General Surgery Operations.JAMA surgery · 2018Article
- Current trends in laparoscopic groin hernia repair: A review.World journal of clinical cases · 2015Review
- Strangulated groin hernia in octogenarians.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2015Article
- Laparoscopic versus open inguinal hernia repair on patients over 75 years of age.International journal of clinical and experimental medicine · 2015Article
- Anaesthetic preference and outcomes for elective inguinal hernia repair: a comparative analysis of public and private hospitals.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2013Article
- Laparoscopic versus open inguinal hernia repair in octogenarians.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2011Article
- Current options in inguinal hernia repair in adult patients.Hippokratia · 2011Article
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Abstract
purposeTo compare patients over 70 years old with those under 50 years old undergoing inguinal hernia repair. PATIENTS AND
methodsFifty patients aged >70 years (group A) and 50 patients age <50 years (group B) underwent local anaesthetic mesh repair. The mean age for group A was 77.2 years (range 70-85) and for group B it was 40.2 years (range 17-49). There were 46 patients with comorbidities in group A and seven in group B. There were 30 patients with cardiac comorbidities in group A and two in group B.
resultsThere were no major complications, infections, haematomas or unplanned admissions in either group. Patients >70 years of age had less post-operative discomfort and recovered more quickly than patients aged <50 years. The number of days of analgesic use and time to return to normal activities was longer in the younger group, 6.0 versus 3.4 and 21 versus 13, respectively. There was no significant difference between the groups in patients having discomfort at 3 months post-operatively. More patients were satisfied in the older group, though the difference was not statistically significant.
conclusionElective inguinal hernia repair under local anaesthetic in the elderly has a good outcome, even if there are significant comorbidities. Ambulatory surgery is feasible in this age group and age alone or co-existing disease should not be a barrier to elective day-case inguinal hernia repair.
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