OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects on @entity1 discomfort of an intraabdominal passive gas drain left for four hours postoperatively following gynaecologic laparoscopic surgery. DESIGN: A prospective randomised double-blinded placebo controlled trial. SETTING: University tertiary hospital and private hospital. POPULATION OR SAMPLE: Eighty @entity1 having a laparoscopic gynaecological procedure for benign disease. METHODS: A drain was placed via the umbilical port at the conclusion of the surgical procedure and was removed four hours postoperatively. The researcher, assessor and @entity1 were all blinded as to the patency or occlusion of the drain. @entity1 were asked to complete questionnaires at regular intervals up to five days postoperatively. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Visual analogue scale (VAS) to assess @entity158 , shoulder and @entity662 , @entity490 , bloating and energy prior to surgery and at intervals up to five days postoperatively. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: No complications were attributed to the presence and withdrawal of the drain tube. Shoulder @entity158 following operative or diagnostic laparoscopy was significantly reduced for 12, 24, 48 and 72 hours by the presence of a patent passive gas drain for the first four hours postoperatively. The drains were easy to use and had no associated morbidity We recommend that in the absence of the need for an active drain, all @entity1 undergoing laparoscopy should have a gas drain inserted for a period of four hours after the completion of the procedure.

A prospective randomised double-blind placebo controlled trial to assess whether gas drains reduce shoulder XXXX following gynaecological laparoscopy.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'Patients', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity662 :: ('MESH:D002637', 'Disease') :: ['chest pain'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['overall pain', 'pain'] @entity490 :: ('MESH:D015746', 'Disease') :: ['abdominal pain']
@entity158 :: (MESH:D010146,Disease) :: ['pain']
