Techniques in coloproctology
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Randomized clinical trial of ropivacaine wound infusion following laparoscopic colorectal surgery.
Wound infusions with local anaesthesia have been used with varying success following laparotomy for colonic resections. This trial sought to determine the efficacy of ropivacaine wound infusion following laparoscopic colonic surgery. ⋯ In this study, local anaesthetic wound infusion with ropivacaine following elective laparoscopic colorectal surgery improves early respiratory function, but does not appear to provide an improvement in postoperative analgesia or other clinically relevant postoperative outcomes.