Barriers to the Implementation of Local Anesthesia for Older Adults Undergoing Inguinal Hernia Repair

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Don Mai · University of Wisconsin–Madison

Benjamin A. Y. Cher · University of Wisconsin–Madison

Nicole Lunardi · VA North Texas Health Care System

Melissa Thornton · VA North Texas Health Care System

Janet Baker · Clinical Research Consultants (United States)

Cameron M. Macdonald · The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Celette Sugg Skinner

Abstract

The findings serve as a roadmap for a multi-component plan to increase use of local anesthesia for inguinal hernia repair in older adults, with clear advantages for post-operative cognitive and functional recovery.

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Hernia repair and management Anesthesia and Pain Management Enhanced Recovery After Surgery

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Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

DOI: 10.1111/jgs.70402

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Barriers to the Implementation of Local Anesthesia for Older Adults Undergoing Inguinal Hernia Repair

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