Umbilical hernia in adults: day case local anaesthetic repair.
J Postgrad Med
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2003 Apr-Jun; 49(2): 132-3
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
The waiting times for elective surgery of Umbilical hernia (UH) in adults are unacceptably long in some cases. During this period, irreducibility and strangulation are possible. We operate on adult patients under local anaesthesia (LA) as day cases to avoid this delay and describe our experience in this paper.AIMS:
The aims of our study were to look at the age and sex distribution, body weight, type and amount of local anaesthetic used, morbidity, admission and readmission rates, and waiting times of adult patients operated on for UH under LA. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
It was a retrospective study covering a 4 year period from July 1996 to June 2000 including all adult patients undergoing the above procedure under the care of a single consultant general surgeon. A standard Mayo repair using non absorbable material was used without a mesh or a drain.RESULTS:
32 patients with UH were operated on under LA, 23 males and 9 females with a median age of 51 years (range 20 to 86 years). The body weight ranged from 63 to 120 (median 87) kg. The average duration of the procedure was 30 (range 22-40) minutes. Sedation was needed in 4 patients. Two patients developed wound infections, one superficial and one deep. There was no mortality. The median period of follow-up was 24 (range 4-48) months and there was no recurrence. The median waiting time for the operation was 6 weeks.CONCLUSIONS:
Day case local anaesthetic repair of UH in adults seems to be safe and feasible with an acceptable morbidity. Suture repair in the right patient has excellent results and the waiting times are acceptable.
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Complicações Pós-Operatórias
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Fatores de Tempo
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Peso Corporal
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Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Listas de Espera
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
Limite:
Aged80
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
J Postgrad Med
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
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