Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Jan 2012
Multicenter Study[Multicentre epidemiological study of anaesthetic techniques in inguinal hernia surgery in Spain].
Despite renewed interest in the management of anaesthesia during inguinal hernia surgery, there is a lack of data on trends in anaesthesia in Spain. The purpose of this study was to analyse the different anaesthetic techniques used in inguinal hernia surgery and their association with recovery, hospital stay, complications, and satisfaction with the technique. ⋯ Spinal anaesthesia is the most commonly used technique in Spain for inguinal hernia repair, although it is associated with a longer hospital stay (greater than 6h in 32% of cases) and a high incidence of urinary retention than other anaesthetic methods, in particular those with local infiltration. These techniques should be more vigorously implemented in daily practice.