Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Is wound infiltration with anesthetic effective as pre-emptive analgesia? A clinical trial in appendectomy patients.
To assess the efficacy of wound infiltration with local anesthetic in reducing postoperative pain after a muscle-splitting incision for appendectomy. ⋯ Infiltration with local anesthetic before incision does not pre-empt postoperative pain from a muscle-splitting incision used for appendectomy.