Aliases:
Neonatal herniotomy
Infant herniotomy
Neonatal inguinal herniorrhaphy
Infant inguinal herniorrhaphy

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Is the child appropriate for a day case procedure? See day surgery guidelines for infants/neonates.

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30 - 60 mins depending on whether it is unilateral or bilateral.

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Caudal anaesthesia is more appropriate than spinal anaesthesia for infants >5kg. Infants larger than this are generally too difficult to keep still to perform a spinal.

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