Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie
-
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Randomized, controlled trial of bupivacaine injection to decrease pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
To determine if intraoperative instillation of bupivacaine would decrease early postoperative pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, if the patients would consequently require less narcotic postoperatively and if such patients would elect to be discharged on the day of operation if given the choice. ⋯ Instillation of bupivacaine into port sites should be standard practice for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy.