Key result
Continuous lumbar epidural anesthesia did not significantly increase the incidence of urinary retention in the post-anesthetic care unit compared with general anesthesia (10% vs 2.5%; P=0.1).
Why the study?
Does continuous lumbar epidural anesthesia compared to general anesthesia affect the incidence of urinary retention in patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair?
RCT (n=80)
Double-blind
randomized
Does continuous lumbar epidural anesthesia compared to general anesthesia affect the incidence of urinary retention in patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair?
Absolute Event Rate: 10% vs 2.5%
p-value: p=0.1
There is no statistically significant difference in the incidence of post-operative urinary retention between epidural and general anesthesia for inguinal hernia repair.
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Epidural anesthesia may be used without added urinary retention risk versus general anesthesia in inguinal hernia repair; extends randomized safety data for regional techniques.
Mireskandari et al. (2016) conducted an RCT in Inguinal hernia (n=80). Continuous lumbar epidural anesthesia vs. General anesthesia was evaluated on Incidence of urinary retention in PACU (p=0.1). Continuous lumbar epidural anesthesia did not significantly increase the incidence of urinary retention in the post-anesthetic care unit compared with general anesthesia (10% vs 2.5%; P=0.1).
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