Topic: INGUINAL HERNIA - Post op chronic pain: incidence, evaluation, legal consequences, therapy, follow up : Choice of anesthesia and chronic pain after groin hernia repair

• Chronic pain is common after groin hernia surgery, affecting approximately 10% of patients. The type of anesthesia has been shown to affect short term pain (within 30 days) where Local Anesthesia (LA) has advantages over Regional- and General Anesthesia (RA and GA) The aim of this study was to compare the impact of anesthesia on chronic pain one year after open anterior mesh repair

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MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Kirurgi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Surgery (hsv//eng)

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