Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
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Ann R Coll Surg Engl · Nov 1993
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialIntraperitoneal 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. ⋯ 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.