Varicocele, Postoperative Pain
Conditions
Brief summary
Aim of this study is to examine the effects of subcutaneously applied local anesthetics at trocar site in combination with intraoperative intraperitoneal analgesia on duration and character of pain in pediatric patients undergoing laparoscopic varicocelectomy.
Interventions
DRUG2% Lidocaine
6 mL of 2% lidocaine injected at the trocar insertion site.
6 mL of 0.5% levobupivacaine injected at the trocar insertion site.
Sponsors
KBC Split
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* pediatric patients with varicocele who underwent laparoscopic varicocelectomy * pediatric patients whose parents or guardians gave informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* patients who received open or microsurgical varicocelectomy * pediatric patients who underwent conversion to open procedure * pediatric patients with chronic, metabolic and endocrine diseases * pediatric patients with systemic infections
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain (as measured by Visual analogue scale) | 6 hours after surgery | Visual analogue scale (VAS, 0-10 scale with 10 being the strongest pain) of pain assessed by a blinded investigator. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain (as measured by Visual analogue scale) | 2 hours after surgery | Visual analogue scale (VAS, 0-10 scale with 10 being the strongest pain) of pain assessed by a blinded investigator. |
Countries
Croatia
Outcome results
None listed