Trial reportHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2021
Quality of life after laparoscopic trans-abdominal pre-peritoneal inguinal hernia repair: spinal vs general anesthesia.
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- The impact of spinal versus general anesthesia on the variability of surgical times: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2025Pooled it
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- This is why you should (not) use spinal anesthesia for laparoscopic surgeries.Saudi journal of anaesthesiaArticle
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of the anesthesia type on the postoperative quality of life in patients who underwent trans-abdominal pre-peritoneal (TAPP) inguinal hernia repair.
methodsIn this study, 70 patients submitted to TAPP for inguinal hernia repair, were randomized between spinal and general anesthesia. Overall, 58 patients completed the follow-up process and were, therefore, included. The quality of life evaluation was based on the SF-36 questionnaire. Significance was considered at the level of P < 0.05
resultsGeneral anesthesia was applied to 31 patients, whereas 27 operations were performed under spinal anesthesia. Except gender, the two study subgroups were similar in terms of demographics. Although spinal anesthesia displayed higher energy, emotional health, and general health scores these findings were not statistically significant. A positive correlation was identified between age and physical and emotional role. Operative time was associated with the estimated energy and general health.
conclusionOur study could not identify a difference between spinal and general anesthesia on the postoperative quality of life. Spinal anesthesia is as effective as general anesthesia and remains an attractive anesthetic alternative for TAPP inguinal hernia repair. Given several study limitations, further high-quality trials are required.
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