TY - JOUR T1 - Laparoscopic hernia repair reduced recovery time and days of postoperative analgesia use better than Shouldice repair JF - Evidence Based Medicine JO - Evid Based Med SP - 25 LP - 25 DO - 10.1136/ebm.5.1.25 VL - 5 IS - 1 A2 - , Y1 - 2000/01/01 UR - http://ebm.bmj.com/content/5/1/25.abstract N2 - (1999) Br J Surg 86:316. Juul P, Christensen K.. Randomized clinical trial of laparoscopic versus open inguinal hernia repair.. Mar;. :. –9.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
 
 QUESTION: In men with a primary unilateral hernia, is laparoscopic repair better than Shouldice repair for shortening recovery time without increasing the complication and recurrence rates? Randomised (allocation concealed*), unblinded,* controlled trial with a median follow-up of 12 months. The surgical department of a district hospital in Nyborg, Denmark. 287 men who were 18–75 years of age, had a primary unilateral hernia, and were referred for elective surgery. Exclusion criteria were irreducible hernias and unfitness for general anaesthesia. 268 patients (93%, median age 48 y) were assessed at 1 month; follow-up at 24 months was 91%. Patients were allocated to transabdominal preperitoneal laparoscopic repair (n=146) or open hernia repair (n=141). In the laparoscopic group, … ER -