Table 4.
Time to discharge
| Author | Type of anesthesia | Type of hernia | Time to discharge (mean) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garcia et al. | Local anesthesia | Umbilical and epigastric hernia | 7.2 h |
| Kulacoglu et al. | Local anesthesia | Umbilical hernia | 122 min ± 58 min (45–420) |
| Menon and Brown | Local anesthesia | Umbilical hernia | Same day, discharge before 20:00 p.m. |
| Sinha and Keith | General or local anesthesia | Paraumbilical hernia | LA: 89% discharged <24 h GA: 47% discharged <24 h |
| Stabilini et al. | General or local anesthesia | Umbilical hernia and epigastric hernia | 1.8 days (3 h–15 days) |