Ultrasound-guided ilioinguinal-iliohypogastric nerve block with local anesthesia and fentanyl analgesia versus local anesthesia and fentanyl analgesia prior to Shouldice inguinal hernia repair in adults: a retrospective matched-pair analysis among 100 individuals.
Marguerite MainprizeAnton SvendrovskiGloria GalantDarren EzerRobert HallChristoph PaaschPublished in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2024)
The administration of an ilioinguinal-iliohypogastric nerve block prior to primary inguinal hernia repair using a Shouldice Repair is associated with a significantly lower intraoperative fentanyl consumption compared to non-administration.