Open AccessLocal anaesthetic repair of paraumbilical hernia as a safe option across a range of body mass indices
Author(s) -
Iannish Sadien,
Yiu Ming Ho,
Eamonn Coveney
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of the royal college of surgeons of england
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.39
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1478-7083
pISSN - 0035-8843
DOI - 10.1308/rcsann.2020.0002
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , overweight , patient satisfaction , hernia repair , hernia , surgery , anesthesia , demographics , demography , sociology
Local anaesthetic repair of paraumbilical hernia (PUH) is a commonly performed operation. The aim of this study was to investigate whether local anaesthesia (LA) repair of PUH was feasible in patients with a high body mass index (BMI) and whether BMI had an impact on patient reported pain scores.
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