Ulm 1993.

Methods	Abstract Randomised Trial. No information available regarding method of randomisation.
Participants	70 patients
Interventions	Laparoscopic versus open mesh inguinal herniorrhaphy. Laparoscopic group: (n=35) repair performed by the TAPP technique. All patients were given general anaesthesia. Open group: (n=35) repair performed by the Shouldice technique.
Outcomes	Included data items: Postoperative morbidity Mortality
Notes
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Allocation concealment?	Unclear risk	B ‐ Unclear