• Br J Surg · Jun 1998

    Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial

    Randomized placebo-controlled trial of local anaesthetic infusion in day-case inguinal hernia repair.

    • M J Oakley, J S Smith, J R Anderson, and D Fenton-Lee.
    • Day Surgery Units, Stobhill Hospital Trust, Glasgow, UK.
    • Br J Surg. 1998 Jun 1;85(6):797-9.

    BackgroundThis study investigated the efficacy of local anaesthetic wound perfusion following day-case inguinal hernia repair.MethodsSeventy-two patients entered a randomized controlled trial with three patient groups: group 1, pump containing bupivacaine; group 2, pump containing normal saline; and group 3, control group without a pump. All patients had a Lichtenstein hernia repair together with ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric nerve blocks and were prescribed oral analgesia. Postoperative pain was assessed over 5 days using a visual analogue scale.ResultsPatients who had a local anaesthetic infusion had significantly less pain than either the placebo or control groups. This was greatest during the first 48 h (day 1, P = 0.028 and 0.011 respectively; day 2, P = 0.012 and 0.037 respectively).ConclusionA portable infusion pump for the delivery of local anaesthetic reduced pain after day-case inguinal hernia repair.

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