RT Book, Section
A1 Greengrass, Roy A.
A2 Hadzic, Admir
SR Print(0)
ID 3503121
T1 Chapter 42. Ilioinguinal & Iliohypogastric Blocks
T2 NYSORA Textbook of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management
YR 2007
FD 2007
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071449069
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=3503121
RD 2022/08/09
AB “Almost  all  cases  of  hernia,  with  the  possible  exception  of  those  in  young  children,  could  undoubtedly  be  subjected  to  the  radical  operation  under  local  anesthesia.”  This  quote  by  Harvey  Cushing  reported  in  the  Annals  of  Surgery  in  1900  illustrates  that  over  100  years  ago  the  attributes  of  regional  anesthesia  for  lower  abdominal  and  inguinal  surgery  were  appreciated.  Ilioinguinal  and  iliohypogastric  blocks  are  among  the  most  frequently  used  regional  blocks  performed  for  these  surgical  procedures.  Postherniorrhaphy  pain  is  moderate  to  severe  and  often  poorly  controlled  with  opioids  as  single  modal  therapy.1  Ilioinguinal  and  iliohypogastric  blocks  have  been  shown  to  significantly  reduce  pain  associated  with  herniorrhaphy,  regardless  of  whether  the  blocks  are  used  as  the  primary  anesthetic2  or  for  pain  control  after  general3,4  or  spinal5  anesthesia.