Anesthesia & Clinical Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-6148
ISSN: 2155-6148
Research Article
Postoperative Quality of Recovery after General Anesthesia with Local Infiltration or Spinal Anesthesia for Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial
Author(s): Eduardo T Moro, Miller F Lambert, Felipe Augusto Horácio Ribeiro, Murilo Sunica Targueta, Helena Torricelli Pancevski, Thiago Patrício de Lima and Joshua BloomstoneEduardo T Moro, Miller F Lambert, Felipe Augusto Horácio Ribeiro, Murilo Sunica Targueta, Helena Torricelli Pancevski, Thiago Patrício de Lima and Joshua Bloomstone
Background: Inguinal hernia repair can be performed using different anesthetic techniques. Although local anesthesia seems to be more cost-effective, spinal and general anesthesia remains very popular as alternatives or even as first-choice techniques. This randomized clinical trial evaluated the quality of recovery among patients submitted to hernioplasty under one of two techniques: general anesthesia using a laryngeal mask and a field block (GA) or spinal anesthesia (SA).
Methods: Seventy patients were randomized to one of two groups: GA or SA. The quality of recovery was assessed using a 40-item scoring system (Quality of Recovery Questionnaire-QoR-40). Early clinical recovery variables, such as the time from the end of surgery to exiting the operating room (OR), the time to fulfillment of the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) discharge cri.. View More»