Repair of the groin hernia. Outpatient approach with local anesthesia

The outpatient and local anesthesia approach to the repair of groin hernias has proved to be safe, effective, and less expensive, and is favored by patients. This approach reduces the surgeon's workload. In this era of increasing social pressures to reduce medical care costs--seemingly regardless of the effect on quality of care--the outpatient, local anesthesia approach should become the surgeons's preferred approach to the repair of groin hernias.