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Liver Cauterization Increases the Postoperative Pain After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Unintentional Liver Cauterization Increases the Postoperative Pain After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Prospective Controlled Blinded Trial

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02852408
Enrollment
81
Registered
2016-08-02
Start date
2016-01-31
Completion date
2016-07-31
Last updated
2016-08-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Postoperative Pain

Brief summary

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a common accepted surgical operation with lower morbidity all over the world for gallstone. Although it has low morbidity, postoperative pain is challenging situation like every other operation.

Detailed description

Postoperative pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy has a three component: parietal, visceral and referring (shoulder) pain. Although intensities of them can be various, all of them affects the total pain together. Unintentional liver cauterization during laparoscopic cholecystectomy is unwanted, but sometimes unavoidable complication/process. However its effect on postoperative pain is not studied with detail in literature.

Interventions

PROCEDURELaparoscopic cholecystectomy

Sponsors

Umraniye Education and Research Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER_GOV

Study design

Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-II * Presumptive diagnosis of benign gallbladder disease

Exclusion criteria

* The patients with concurrent chronic disease like osteoporosis, and liver, pulmonary or renal disease, malignant disease

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Visual analog scale (VAS) abdominal pain scoresPostoperative 2nd hour

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026