The American surgeon
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The American surgeon · Nov 2004
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialLocal anesthetic infusion pumps improve postoperative pain after inguinal hernia repair: a randomized trial.
Pain after an open inguinal hernia repair may be significant. In fact, some surgeons feel that the pain after open repair justifies a laparoscopic approach. The purpose of this study was to determine if the use of local anesthetic infusion pumps would reduce postoperative pain after open inguinal hernia repair. ⋯ This significant difference continued even after the infusion pumps were removed. Local anesthetic infusion pumps significantly decreased the amount of early postoperative pain. Pain relief persisted for 2 days after catheter and pump removal.