Infant spinal anesthesia reduces postoperative pain scores and pain medication consumption in infants undergoing inguinal herniorrhaphy

We appreciate the opportunity to comment on the study by Seifarth on the use of spinal anesthesia (SA) in infants undergoing inguinal hernia repair [ [1] Seifarth F. Spinal anesthesia for inguinal hernia repair in infants: a feasible and safe method even in emergency cases. J Ped Surg. 2015; 50: 890 Google Scholar ]. We agree that SA is a safe and effective alternative to general anesthesia (GA) in infants and is becoming a popular anesthetic...