Background A controversy exists over the effectiveness and clinical value of preemptive
analgesia. Additional studies are needed to define the optimum intensity, duration, and …

Background and Objectives. It is well known that wound infiltration with local anesthetic can
reduce postoperative pain in various degrees and with very few side effects. A previous …

Pain is the dominant complaint after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. No study has examined
the combined effects of a somato-visceral blockade during laparoscopic cholecystectomy …

Although pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy is less intense than after open
cholecystectomy, some patients still experience considerable discomfort. Furthermore, the …

The effect of intraperitoneal bupivacaine on postoperative pain was studied in 60 ASA 1–2
patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The patients were randomly …

Background: Intraperitoneal instillation of local anesthetics in laparoscopic cholecystectomy
(LC) has been used to reduce postoperative pain and to decrease the need for …

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the treatment of choice for symptomatic
cholelithiasis. Postoperative pain, however, can prolong hospital stay and lead to increased …

In pain control after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, subhepatic administration of bupivacaine
immediately after the creation of pneumoperitoneum has been shown to be more effective …

Local anaesthetics (LA) are increasingly being used intraoperatively for the prevention of
postoperative pain. The efficacy of local anaesthetic infiltration into incision sites has only …

Objectives Decrease acute pain after breast cancer surgery by an infiltration of ropivacaine.
Analyse effect on chronic pain. Study design Prospective randomised double blind versus …