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Duration of action ideally suits it to a fairly short procedure like hernia repair. The main advantage of an epidural as I see it is the ability to top it up for post op analgesia or for a more prolonged operation. In my hospital we have no resident specialist anaesthetists and we therefore use spinal anaesthesia a lot for Caesars, hernias, prostatectomies and many other procedures "below the belt". I know you like local, but do you have anything against spinal?