Pain following laparoscopic cholecystectomy Surgery Post-operative pain
Conditions
Interventions
At the end of the procedure, skin, subcutaneous tissue, fascia, and parietal peritoneum will be infiltrated with one of the following solutions:
1. 3 ml of 2% lignocaine with adrenalin
Sponsors
Obafemi Awolowo University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18 years or older 2. Undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic gallstone disease
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) physical status class 3+ 2. Pregnant women 3. Acute cholecystitis 4. History of allergy to bupivacaine, lignocaine or related local anaesthetic drugs 4. Known peptic ulcer disease 5. Known opiate addiction 6. Known contraindications to use of NSAIDs such as bronchial asthma 7. If an abdominal drain is inserted or the operation was converted to an open procedure, the patient will not receive the allocated intervention and pain scores will not be collected
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Number of patients recruited over a 24 month period 2. Compliance with randomised treatment allocation assessed by the proportion of patients who receive their randomised treatment allocation 3. Outcome assessment completion assessed by the proportion of pain assessments (measured using both the numerical rating scale and verbal rating scale at 2, 6, 12, and 24 hours postoperatively) and nausea assessments (measured using the numerical rating scale measured at 2, 6, 12, and 24 hours postoperatively) that are completed | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Completion of nausea assessment (numerical rating scale) at 2, 6, 12, and 24 hours postoperatively, | — |
Countries
Nigeria
Contacts
Public ContactAdewale Adisa
Outcome results
None listed