Outpatient inguinal herniorrhaphy in premature infants: Is it safe?

A critical review of premature infants with inguinal hernias: optimal timing of repair, incarceration risk, and postoperative apnea

“…The reported risk of postoperative apnea is as high as 49%, while more recent reports demonstrated this rate to be closer to 5% [1][2][3][4]. Some even question whether it is necessary for all former premature infants undergoing elective herniorrhaphy to require hospitalization, but rather a 4-to 6-hour postoperative observation period instead [5]. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the optimal timing for repair, incarceration risk, and postoperative apnea rate in premature infants with inguinal hernias.…”

Spinal anesthesia for inguinal hernia repair in infants: a feasible and safe method even in emergency cases

“…Multiple studies have demonstrated that newborn children and especially premature infants carry a higher risk of postoperative complications due to general anesthesia [6][7][8]. Even today, respiratory complications like postoperative apnea are affected by low gestational age and comorbidities in infants undergoing inguinal hernia repair under general anesthesia [9,10].…”

Laparoscopic treatment of the peritoneo-vaginal duct persistences in children at Sylvanus Olympio Teaching Hospital of Lomé (Togo)

“…[12,[17][18][19] Four (19.04%) of the recurrence rate varies from 1% to 3% and the highest rate of 20% was noticed in premature babies with open herniotomy. [16,20,21] The advantages of the treatment of the PPV by laparoscopy are evident. [10,22] In addition to the extended and clear view of the hernia orifice (direct or indirect hernia), it's also possible to avoid injuring the elements of spermatic cord and having recurrences.…”