This approach has been design ed to provide adequate analgesia while minimizing exposure to adverse events
Background : Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has advantages over the open procedure for postoperative pain .
However , a systematic review of postoperative pain management in this procedure has not been conducted .
Intraperitoneal bupivacaine for effective pain relief after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is now widely practised . There are various methods of pain relief used but none has been assessed or compared following this procedure . We have assessed the analgesic effect of intraperitoneal bupivacaine in laparoscopic cholecystectomy . Sixty consecutive patients were r and omly assigned to one of two groups . Patients in group 1 were given 20 ml of saline injected under vision into the region of the gallbladder bed . Patients in group 2 were given 20 ml of 0.25 % bupivacaine in a similar fashion . Postoperative pain was assessed with a visual analogue pain scale and the site of pain was recorded . Patients in the bupivacaine group had less pain in the early postoperative period and a lower incidence of pain in the right hypochondrium . Intraperitoneal bupivacaine is a simple and effective treatment for postoperative pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy
This approach has been design ed to provide adequate analgesia while minimizing exposure to adverse events
Background : Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has advantages over the open procedure for postoperative pain .
However , a systematic review of postoperative pain management in this procedure has not been conducted .