Comparison of Trocar Site versus Trocar Site Plus Intraperitoneal Instillation of Local Anesthetic for Shoulder Pain Following Laparoscopic Abdominal Surgery.

Journal: Anesthesia, essays and researches
Published Date: Mar 8, 2022

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic surgery in recent times has noteworthy advantages over conventional surgery, yet recovery is prolonged due to debilitating shoulder tip pain (STP) and operated site pain. Various studies have compared the effect of trocar site, intraperitoneal instillation of local anesthetic (LA) for pain relief while only a few studies have tested the combination of these two techniques. Hence, this study was undertaken to compare the combination of these two techniques versus trocar site alone for STP particularly.

Authors

  • Sheerin Sarah Lysander
    Department of Anesthesiology, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research Institute, Shri Balaji Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • G Dilip Kumar
    Department of Anesthesiology, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research Institute, Shri Balaji Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Anusha Balasubramanian
    Department of Anesthesiology, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research Institute, Shri Balaji Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Rajarajeswaran Krishnan
    Department of Anesthesiology, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research Institute, Shri Balaji Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • M S Raghuraman
    Department of Anesthesiology, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, BIHER, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • S Vijay Narayanan
    Department of Anesthesiology, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research Institute, Shri Balaji Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.

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