We’ve come a long way in surgically addressing hernias in the last half century, and now hernia surgery has very high rates of success and a reduced likelihood of subsequent development. So while we’re doing a great job surgically correcting hernias, new research suggests that we might not be providing patients with the best care […]
The Benefits Of Avoiding Opioids Before Hernia Surgery
If you need to have surgery to repair a hernia, you may experience better surgical outcomes if you avoid taking opioids prior to your operation than those who do. According to presenters at the America’s Hernia Society 2016 meeting, avoiding opioids for abdominal wall repair (AWR) prior to surgery has been linked to two significant […]
