Quality of life after laparoscopic trans-abdominal pre-peritoneal inguinal hernia repair: spinal vs general anesthesia.
Chamaidi SarakatsianouIoannis BaloyiannisKonstantinos PerivoliotisS GeorgopoulouGeorgios TzovarasPublished in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2020)
Our study could not identify a difference between spinal and general anesthesia on the postoperative quality of life. Spinal anesthesia is as effective as general anesthesia and remains an attractive anesthetic alternative for TAPP inguinal hernia repair. Given several study limitations, further high-quality trials are required.