Local anaesthesia in elective inguinal hernia repair: a randomised, double-blind study comparing the efficacy of levobupivacaine with racemic bupivacaine.

Objective: To assess the use of infiltration with local anaesthetics levobupivacaine and bupivacaine, during inguinal hernia repair.

Design: Double-blind, randomised study.

Setting: Postgraduate medical school, United Kingdom.