International journal of surgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial
A randomised study of ilio-inguinal nerve blocks following inguinal hernia repair: a stopped randomised controlled trial.
Local anaesthetic use for post-operative pain control is widely used following open inguinal hernia repair but this is not without risk. The aim of this study was to compare ilio-inguinal nerve block and wound irrigation in patients undergoing open inguinal hernia repair under general anaesthetic in a randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial. ⋯ Ilio-inguinal nerve block with ropivicaine should be avoided.