Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
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J R Coll Surg Edinb · Feb 1993
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialBupivacaine infiltration after haemorrhoidectomy.
The effect of a locally infiltrated solution of bupivacaine was studied in 30 patients undergoing haemorrhoidectomy. A standard Milligan-Morgan haemorrhoidectomy, with preoperative infiltration of adrenaline solution (1:200,000), was performed. ⋯ There was no significant difference between the groups with respect to visual analogue pain scores, analgesic requirement, time to first bowel action or duration of hospital stay. Bupivacaine as a local infiltration in this situation does not confer analgesic effect into the postoperative period.