Global anaesthesia practice using inguinal hernia surgery as a tracer condition: a secondary analysis of an international prospective cohort study
Study context
- Population
- Patients undergoing elective inguinal hernia surgery, 83 countries
- Participants
- 1,536 / 55,853 / 9,165
- Comparison
- Locoregional or spinal vs general anaesthesia
- Locoregionaln = 1,536
- Spinaln = 55,853
- Generaln = 9,165reference
Methodological detailsconsecutive patients, risk-adjusted
- Consecutive patients
- Risk-adjusted
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Anaesthesia technique used
Further findings
| Outcome | OR (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day-case rate (hospital capacity)Locoregional vs General · adjusted | 6.62 (5.13–8.54) | P < 0.001 | |
| Day-case rate (hospital capacity)Spinal vs General · adjusted | 0.97 (0.84–1.12) | P = 0.68 | |
| 0.10.31310Odds ratio (log scale) |
Patient selection outcomes
- Comparable across anaesthesia groups
Safety
| Outcome | OR (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ComplicationsLocoregional vs General · after risk adjustment | 0.67 (0.52–0.87) | P = 0.001 | |
| ComplicationsSpinal vs General · after risk adjustment | 0.90 (0.77–1.05) | P = 0.167 | |
| 0.512Odds ratio (log scale) |
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Original publication
Global anaesthesia practice using inguinal hernia surgery as a tracer condition: a secondary analysis of an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia. Published 9 September 2025. doi:10.
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