Inguinal hernia repair as a tracer condition: lessons from the Hernia International Project Promoting Outcomes (HIPPO) study

AnaesthesiaEarly View Editorial Inguinal hernia repair as a tracer condition: lessons from the Hernia International Project Promoting Outcomes (HIPPO) study This article relates to: Global anaesthesia practice using inguinal hernia surgery as a tracer condition: a secondary analysis of an international prospective cohort study NIHR Global Health Research Group on Environmentally Sustainable Hospitals in Low- and Middle-income Countries, Anaesthesia First Published online: September 9, 2025 Jasmine Tattsbridge, Corresponding Author Jasmine Tattsbridge [email protected] Department of Intensive Care Medicine, King's College Hospital, London, UK Correspondence to: Jasmine Tattsbridge Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorAndre Vercueil, Andre Vercueil orcid.org/0000-0003-1591-4131 Department of Intensive Care Medicine, King's College Hospital, London, UKSearch for more papers by this author Jasmine Tattsbridge, Corresponding Author Jasmine Tattsbridge [email protected] Department of Intensive Care Medicine, King's College Hospital, London, UK Correspondence to: Jasmine Tattsbridge Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorAndre Vercueil, Andre Vercueil orcid.org/0000-0003-1591-4131 Department of Intensive Care Medicine, King's College Hospital, London, UKSearch for more papers by this author First published: 25 September 2025 https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.70010 Department of Intensive Care Medicine, King's College Hospital, London, UK This editorial accompanies an article by the NIHR Global Health Research Group on Environmentally Sustainable Hospitals in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, Anaesthesia 2025; https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.16686. 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