Dr David O'Hara
Dr David O’Hara has been a Consultant in Anaesthesia at Broomfield Hospital since 2010. He qualified from University College London Medical School and completed specialist training in Anaesthesia at Barts and The London hospitals.
Dr O’Hara undertook advanced fellowships at the world-famous St Andrew’s Plastic Centre in Chelmsford and at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. He also worked for New Zealand’s Air Ambulance service.
His specialist interests include anaesthesia for laparoscopic ‘keyhole‘ surgery, upper GI surgery and plastic surgery. He has particular expertise in pre-operative assessment of surgical patients including cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) and lectures nationally and internationally on this subject.
On a personal level, David enjoys cooking, scuba diving, and teaching.
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FEMORAL HERNIA
A femoral hernia is a lump in the groin below the skin crease and is much more common in women than men. Because of the anatomical position, a femoral hernia usually has a narrow neck and the peritoneal sac can be trapped together with a small piece of bowel requiring emergency surgery.
Like an inguinal hernia, a femoral hernia can be repaired with an open or a laparoscopic operation. Whenever possible, Mr Lorenzi favours a keyhole repair, which allows placing a mesh to cover the defect (it is difficult to put a mesh in a satisfactory position during an open femoral hernia repair because of the proximity of important vascular structures) reducing the chance of recurrence.
The technique is similar to the one described for inguinal hernia repair.