Emergency laparoscopic repair of groin hernias leads to significant benefits over open approaches.

• Patients had a shorter hospital stay by nearly 3 days on average (2.96 days).
• There was a 71% lower risk of wound infections with laparoscopic repair.

Surgeons can consider laparoscopic techniques as a safer and more efficient option without extended operative times.

• Conversion from laparoscopic to open repair occurred in just 2.78% of cases.