Quality of life after laparoscopic trans-abdominal pre-peritoneal inguinal hernia repair: spinal vs general anesthesia

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Quality of life after laparoscopic trans‑abdominal pre‑peritoneal inguinal hernia repair: spinal vs general anesthesia C. Sarakatsianou1   · I. Baloyiannis2   · K. Perivoliotis2   · S. Georgopoulou1 · G. Tzovaras2  Received: 17 May 2020 / Accepted: 22 September 2020 © Springer-Verlag France SAS, part of Springer Nature 2020

Abstract Purpose  The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of the anesthesia type on the postoperative quality of life in patients who underwent trans-abdominal pre-peritoneal (TAPP) inguinal hernia repair. Methods  In this study, 70 patients submitted to TAPP for inguinal hernia repair, were randomized between spinal and general anesthesia. Overall, 58 patients completed the follow-up process and were, therefore, included. The quality of life evaluation was based on the SF-36 questionnaire. Significance was considered at the level of P