Nicola Disma, Davinia Withington, Mary Ellen McCann, Rodney Wayne Hunt, Sarah Jane Arnup, Francesca Izzo, Girolamo Mattioli, Neil Morton, Geoff Frawley, Andrew Davidson, Anne Lynn, Peter Szmuk, Joss John Thomas, Philip Ragg, Alessio Pini Prato
BACKGROUND: The GAS study is an international RCT to evaluate neurodevelopmental outcome comparing general plus regional anesthesia versus regional anesthesia alone in 722 neonates and infants who had inguinal hernia repair up to 60 weeks of postmenstrual age. This paper comprises a secondary descriptive analysis of hernias, aspects of surgery and outcomes. METHODS: The incidence of unilateral and bilateral hernias, side preponderance, predictive factors for bilateral hernias and surgical approaches were collated...
January 31, 2018: Journal of Pediatric Surgery