Minerva anestesiologica
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Minerva anestesiologica · Dec 2009
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyAmbulatory inguinal herniorrhaphy: paravertebral block versus spinal anesthesia.
Inguinal herniorrhaphy (IH) is a common surgical procedure that can be successfully performed by using general, regional or local anesthesia and is usually performed in an outpatient setting. In this study, recovery profile, incidence of adverse effects, postoperative pain scores and patient satisfaction between paravertebral block (PVB) and spinal anesthesia (SA) for fast track ambulatory IH were compared. ⋯ In ambulatory IH, PVB provided shorter home readiness time, long lasting postoperative analgesia and improved quality of recovery, and could be a good alternative to SA.