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. 2017 Jan 20;21(2):223–231. doi: 10.1007/s10029-017-1577-z

Table 3.

Duration of surgery

Author N Hernia type Anesthesia Duration of surgery, mean (min)
Acevedo and Léon 2031 Inguinofemoral, epigastric, umbilical, incisional LA Lean 62 (±8.6) min
Obese 78 (±11.7) min, p < 0.001
Bennett et al. 63 Paraumbilical LA + GA LA 24 (17.5–30)
GA 35 (27–45), p < 0.0003
Garcia et al. 157 Umbilical, epigastric LA  49.7
Kulacoglu et al. 100 Umbilical LA 69 (25–150)
Menon and Brown 32 Umbilical LA 30 (22–40)
Sinha and Keith 34 Umbilical LA + GA 50 (40–108)