Abstract
BACKGROUND: Day case surgery is still in its infancy in India and inguinal hernia repair is one of the most common surgical procedures performed. Various techniques are advocated by different surgeons for repair of inguinal hernia repair. Present study was done to evaluate inguinal hernia repair with prolene mesh as day case surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS : 40 patients underwent inguinal hernia repair in various surgical wards of Guru Nanak Dev hospital attached to Government medical college, Amritsar using polypropylene mesh under local anaesthesia on ambulatory basis. Patients were assessed for feasibility of repair under local anaesthesia on day case basis. RESULTS : We observed that most of the patients (90%) were operated upon under local anaesthesia and 75 % patients were discharged on the same day. CONCLUSION : Lichtenstein tension free hernia repair can be safely performed under local anaesthesia on day case basis. It is an inexpensive and effective procedure and the economic benefits are enhanced by low morbidity, low recurrence rate and early return to
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