Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
New laparoscopic cholecystectomy study findings recently were reported by researchers at University of Florida, Department of General Surgery
Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, April 18th, 2008
A report, 'Post-laparoscopic cholecystectomy pain: effects of intraperitoneal local anesthetics on pain control--a randomized prospective double-blinded placebo-controlled trial,' is newly published data in The American Surgeon. According to a study from the United States, "Postoperative pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is generally less than open cholecystectomy; however, the postoperative shoulder and abdominal pain experienced by patients still causes preventable distress. Intraperitoneal irrigation of the diaphragmatic surface and gallbladder fossa using normal saline, bupivacaine, or lignocaine may effectively control visceral abdominal pain after an LC."
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