Local Anaesthesia Alone Versus Regional or General Anaesthesia in Excisional Haemorrhoidectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Weisi XiaHoani S MacFaterWiremu S MacFaterBacil F OtutahaAhmed W H BarazanchiTarik SammourAndrew G HillPublished in: World journal of surgery (2021)
LA alone may be considered as an alternative to regional anaesthesia for excisional haemorrhoidectomy with reduced complications and reduction in the amount of post-operative analgesia required. The evidence for LA compared to general anaesthesia for haemorrhoidectomy is low grade and mixed.