Aim & Objectives: To a comparative study was done between local anaesthesia and general anaesthesia in inguinal hernia repair. Materials Methods Type of study: A prospective a prospective, randomized study was conducted on 40 patientscoming for inguinal hernia repair. They were randomly allocated into either local anesthesia group or general anaesthesia group study in Department of Anesthesiology Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College And Hospital, Perambalur Results: The observations and results show a clear benefit from local anaesthesia for inguinal hernia repair with advantages of Good patient satisfaction , No major hemodynamic changes in the intra-op period and quicker recovery time Conclusions: The conclusions from this study is inguinal hernia repair done under local anaesthesia with ilio-inguinal, iliohypogastric nerve blocks 1 with field block is a very effective and attractive alternative to general anaesthesia.
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