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- Title
Effects of intraperitoneal bupivacaine injection in laparoscopic appendectomy in children on post-operative pain: A controlled randomized double-blinded study.
- Authors
Ergün, Ergun; Gurbanov, Anar; Göllü, Gülnur; Ateş, Ufuk; Koloğlu, Meltem Bingöl; Çakmak, Ahmet Murat; Can, Özlem Selvi
- Abstract
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to determine the effects of local anesthetics administered intraperitoneally in laparoscopic appendectomy. METHODS: Patients who underwent laparoscopic appendectomy due to acute appendicitis were enrolled in the study. The children were divided into two groups. Intraperitoneal bupivacaine injection to appendectomy site and subdiaphragmatic area was performed after resection of appendix and aspirastion of intraperitoneal reactive fluid in Group 1 while Group 2 did not receive this therapy. The children were questioned by a nurse at postoperative 1st, 6th, 12th, and 24th h. Pain scores (PS) (abdominal), abdominal wall incisional pain (IP), shoulder pain (SP), and first need for analgesics were recorded. RESULTS: One hundred and twenty children were enrolled to the study. There was no significant difference in PS values and IP values between the two groups (p>0.05). SP values at 12th and 24th h were significantly lower in Group 1 (p<0.05). There was a statistically significant reduce in analgesic need in Group 1 (p=0.007). CONCLUSION: Intraperitoneal bupivacaine instillation to surgery site and subdiaphragmatic area seems to reduce the SP post-operative and also reduce post-operative analgesic need. More meaningful results can be obtained with an increase in the number of patients.
- Subjects
APPENDIX surgery; APPENDECTOMY; BUPIVACAINE; LAPAROSCOPIC surgery; POSTOPERATIVE care; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; PARENTERAL infusions; STATISTICAL sampling; LOCAL anesthetics
- Publication
Turkish Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery / Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi, 2022, Vol 28, Issue 7, p974
- ISSN
1306-696X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14744/tjtes.2021.68927