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Global anaesthesia practice using inguinal hernia surgery as a tracer condition: a secondary analysis of an international prospective cohort study

Cortland Maria Sakina Ebenezer Canada Jose Andres Sivesh Pa Linder Picciochi Bhaloo Amofa Gaston Calvache Kama,Cortland Linder,497 Authors,C. Moreno-Licea

2025 · DOI: 10.1111/anae.16686
Anaesthesia · 2 Citations

TLDR

The use and safety of anaesthesia options for inguinal hernia surgery are explored to describe current global practice and highlight opportunities to build the capacity of health systems.

Abstract

Restoration of surgical capacity is essential to post‐COVID‐19 recovery. This study explored the use and safety of anaesthesia options for inguinal hernia surgery, a common tracer condition, to describe current global practice and highlight opportunities to build the capacity of health systems.