Surgical practice and outcome in 711 neonates and infants undergoing hernia repair in a large multicenter RCT: Secondary results from the GAS Study

The GAS study is an international RCT to evaluate neurodevelopmental outcome comparing general plus regional anesthesia versus regional anesthesia alone in 722 neonates and infants who had inguinal hernia repair up to 60 weeks of postmenstrual age. This paper comprises a secondary descriptive analysis of hernias, aspects of surgery and outcomes.

Source: Journal of Pediatric Surgery - March 27, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Nicola Disma, Davinia Withington, Mary Ellen McCann, Rodney Wayne Hunt, Sarah Jane Arnup, Francesca Izzo, Jurgen C. de Graaff, Girolamo Mattioli, Neil Morton, Geoff Frawley, Andrew Davidson, Anne Lynn, Peter Szmuk, Joss John Thomas, Philip Ragg, Alessio P Source Type: research