The utopia of randomized controlled trials: tissue repair of umbilical hernias is still feasible

Z Tao, S Huerta - Hernia, 2021 - Springer
In a recent meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing open vs. suture
repair of umbilical hernias (UHs), Aiolfi et al. systematically analyzed six RCTs strongly in …

Feasibility of Umbilical Hernia Repair Under Local Anesthesia and Monitored Anesthesia Care at a Veteran Affairs Hospital

L Loss, J Meier, T Phung, J Ordonez… - The American …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Local anesthesia (LA) for open umbilical hernia tissue repair (OUHTR) is not
widely utilized in academic centers in the United States. We hypothesize that LA for OUHTR …

Primary repair of umbilical hernias: evidence of feasibility

J Meier, S Huerta - The American Surgeon, 2020 - search.proquest.com
we had an older cohort of patients (57.7±11.6 vs 53±No SD years), higher BMI (32.3±4.76 vs
27.9±No SD Kg/m2), more men (97% vs 70%), higher percentage of patients with a history …