• Piergaspare Palumbo, Chiara Amatucci, Bruno Perotti, Antonio Zullino, Claudia Dezzi, Giulio Illuminati, and Francesco Vietri.
• Department of Surgery "R. Paolucci", Policlinico Umberto I, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: piergaspare.palumbo@uniroma1.it.
• Int J Surg. 2014 Jan 1;12 Suppl 2:S4-7.

BackgroundElective inguinal hernia repair as a day case is a safe and suitable procedure, with well-recognized feasibility. The increasing number of elderly patients requiring inguinal hernia repair leads clinicians to admit a growing number of outpatients. The aim of the current study was to analyze the outcomes (feasibility and safety) of day case treatment in elderly patients.MethodsEighty patients >80 years of age and 80 patients ≤55 years of age underwent elective inguinal hernia repairs under local anesthesia.ResultsThere were no mortalities or major complications in the elderly undergoing inguinal herniorraphies as outpatients, and only one unanticipated admission occurred in the younger age group.ConclusionsElective inguinal hernia repair in the elderly has a good outcome, and age alone should not be a drawback to day case treatment.Copyright © 2014 Surgical Associates Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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