Application of “discharging in 24-hours” model in herniorraphy of inguinal hernia: a report of 1582 cases                   HU Shi-xiong, HUANG Kan, WANG San-ming, et al. Department of General Surgery for Vascular Disease, Thyroid Gland and Hernia, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences，Guangzhou 510080,China
Corresponding author: PENG Lin, E-mail: pengl@21cn.com
Abstract    Objective    To summarize the experiences of “discharging in 24-hours” clinic model in the therapy of inguinal hernia. Methods    The clinical data of 1582 cases of inguinal hernia performed treatment with “discharging in 24-hours”model from June 2008 to December 2010 in Guangdong General Hospital were analyzed retrospectively. Results    Among all cases, 1551 cases（98.1%）were discharged in 24 hours, and 31 cases（1.9%）were postponed due to postoperative discomfort: 18 cases（1.1%）suffered from pain could be controlled by small dose of analgesic and then the pain disappeared in 2-4 weeks; 13 cases（0.8%）developed seroma of scrotum including 4 cases of seroma cured via punctured owing to severe scrotum swelling, 2 cases underwent operation to drainage and 7 cases of spontaneous remission after conservative therapy. Conclusion    The “discharging in 24-hours” model in herniorraphy of inguinal hernia is a simple, efficacious and safe approach, which deserves to be popularized.