scholarly journals Impact of low-pressure pneumoperitoneum and local anesthetic combination on postoperative pain in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Author(s):  
Oğuz Uğur Aydın ◽  
Lütfi Soylu
2007 ◽  
Vol 73 (6) ◽  
pp. 618-624 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Newcomb ◽  
Amy Lincourt ◽  
William Hope ◽  
Thomas Schmelzer ◽  
Ronald Sing ◽  
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Compared with the open approach, laparoscopy has been shown to significantly reduce postoperative pain. Improving postoperative analgesia in laparoscopic surgery is an area of continued interest. The goal of this study was to compare the efficacy of local anesthetic infiltration with or without preoperative nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy were enrolled in an Institutional Review Board-approved, prospective, double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled comparison study. Patients were randomized into four groups: Group I, preoperative oral administration of a placebo medication and prein cision local infiltration of 40 mL of 0.5 per cent bupivicaine at trocar sites; Group II, preoperative oral administration of 50 mg of rofecoxib; Group III, preoperative oral administration of 50 mg of rofecoxib and preincision local infiltration of 40 mL of 0.5 per cent bupivicaine into skin, muscle, and peritoneum; and Group IV, preoperative oral administration of a placebo medication. Postoperative pain scores were assessed at 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, and 24 hours using a visual analog scale. Postoperative analgesic use, complications, and length of stay were recorded. Statistical significance was defined as P < 0.05. Fifty-five patients (46 women and 9 men) were enrolled in this study and underwent a standardized, elective, laparoscopic cholecystectomy for mild, symptomatic cholelithiasis (96.4%) and gallbladder polyps (3.6%). No patient had pain immediately before surgery. Postoperative analgesic requests, visual analog scale results, incidence of postoperative vomiting at 4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours, and 24 hours, in addition to length of stay, were not statistically different between the four groups. No complications occurred. The use of preoperative rofecoxib, 0.5 per cent bupivicaine infiltration, or both for postoperative analgesia did not decrease postoperative pain or decrease length of stay after laparoscopic cholecystectomy compared with placebo. Preoperative administration of an oral anti-inflammatory pain medication, infiltration of a local anesthetic, or both had no greater effect than placebo in controlling discomfort after a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The challenge of preempting postoperative pain continues and will require further investigation.


1996 ◽  
Vol 85 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Pasqualucci ◽  
Verena De Angelis ◽  
Riccardo Contardo ◽  
Francesca Colo ◽  
Giovanni Terrosu ◽  
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Background A controversy exists over the effectiveness and clinical value of preemptive analgesia. Additional studies are needed to define the optimum intensity, duration, and timing of analgesia relative to incision and surgery. Methods One hundred twenty patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia plus topical peritoneal local anesthetic or saline were studied. Local anesthetic (0.5% bupivacaine with epinephrine) or placebo solutions were given as follows: immediately after the creation of a pneumoperitoneum (blocking before surgery), and at the end of the operation (blocking after surgery). Patients were randomly assigned to one of four groups of 30 patients each. Group A (placebo) received 20 ml 0.9% saline both before and after surgery, group B received 20 ml 0.9% saline before surgery and 20 ml local anesthetic after surgery, group C received 20 ml local anesthetic both before and after surgery, group P received 20 ml local anesthetic before and 20 ml 0.9% saline after surgery. Pain was assessed using a visual analog scale and a verbal rating scale at 0, 4, 8, 12, and 24 h after surgery. Metabolic endocrine responses (blood glucose and cortisol concentrations) and analgesic requirements also were investigated. Results Pain intensity (visual analog and verbal rating scales) and analgesic requirements were significantly less in the group receiving bupivacaine after surgery compared to placebo. However, in the groups receiving bupivacaine before surgery, both pain intensity and analgesic consumption were less than in the group receiving bupivacaine only after surgery. Blood glucose and cortisol concentrations 3 h after surgery were significantly less in groups receiving bupivacaine before surgery. Conclusions The results indicate that intraperitoneal local anesthetic blockade administered before or after surgery preempts postoperative pain relative to an untreated placebo-control condition. However, the timing of administration is also important in that postoperative pain intensity and analgesic consumption are both lower among patients treated with local anesthetic before versus after surgery.


PRILOZI ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marija Toleska ◽  
Andrijan Kartalov ◽  
Biljana Kuzmanovska ◽  
Milcho Panovski ◽  
Mirjana Shosholcheva ◽  
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Abstract Introduction: Patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy do experience postoperative pain, especially in the abdomen. Postoperative pain management remains a major challenge after laparoscopic procedures. Administration of intraperitoneal local anesthetic (IPLA) after surgery is used as a method of reducing postoperative pain. In this study, we evaluated the effect of intraperitoneal infiltration of local anesthetic (bupivacaine) for pain relief after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Material and methods: In this prospective, controlled, and randomized study were included 50 patients aged 25-60 years (35 female and 15 male), scheduled to laparoscopic cholecystectomy with ASA classification 1 and 2. Patients were classified randomly into two groups: group A, which included 25 patients who received intraperitoneal instillation of bupivacaine 0.5% 20 ml; and group B, which included 25 patients who didn’t receive any intraperitoneal instillation. Postoperative pain was recorded using the visual analogue scale (VAS) for 24 hours after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Results: There was no significant difference with respect to age, weight, and sex; duration of surgery; and anesthesia time. VAS scores at different time intervals were statistically significantly lower at all times in group A compared to group B. There were statistically significant differences in VAS scores between group A and group B at all postoperative time points - 1hr,4 hr,8 hr,12hr and 24hr (p < 0.00001). Conclusion: Intraperitoneal instillation of bupivacaine provides good analgesia in the postoperative period after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.


2021 ◽  
Vol 108 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
H Anwaar ◽  
R Ahmed ◽  
Z Hashmi ◽  
Q Qavi ◽  
T Zafar

Abstract Introduction Recent studies have shown that patients may experience considerable pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy as well. Hence, this study was done to compare results on post op pain with low pressure pneumoperitoneum compared with standard pneumoperitoneum. Method 100 patients were selected for study and equally divided in two groups randomized into Low pressure (n = 50) and Standard pressure (n = 50). Operative time (min), postoperative pain (VAS) and frequency of Shoulder Tip Pain was noted in both groups Results A total of 100 patients were enrolled for this study. Patients were divided into two groups i.e. Group-A (Standard pressure) and Group-B (Low pressure). In group-A, there were 35(70%) males and 15(30%) females, while in group-B, there were 41(82%) males and 9(18%) females. Mean age of group-A patients was 42.0±7.0 years and 44.5±8.1 years in group-B. In group-A, 18(36%) patients had shoulder tip pain, while 4(8%) patients had had shoulder tip pain in group-B patients with a p-value of 0.001, which is statistically significant. Conclusions Laparoscopic cholecystectomy using low pressure pneumoperitoneum is feasible and results in less post-operative shoulder tip pain.


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