2 B. Hilvering, WA Draaisma, JDW van der Bilt, RM Valk, KE Kofman, ECJ Consten,
Randomized clinical trial of combined preincisional infiltration and intraperitoneal instillation …

AIM: The purpose of this study is to evaluate three different analgesic procedures after
laparoscopic cholecystectomy for pain control. MATERIAL OF STUDY: The study involved …

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Purpose The aim of this study was to determine the effect of local anesthetic instillation, to
compare bupivacaine and ropivacaine in patients undergoing a laparoscopic …

Background The aim of this study was to test the effects of preincisional parietal and
intraperitoneal infiltration with ropivacaine (R) on postoperative pain after elective …

Laparoscopic technique has become the gold standard for cholecystectomy in the past
decade. Most patients are being discharged the same day as surgery or on the first …

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

Purpose: To examine the combined preemptive effects of somatovisceral blockade during
laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Methods: One hundred fifty-seven patients under …

In a previous report the effectiveness of intraperitoneal bupivacaine in reducing pain
following laparoscopic cholecystectomy was demonstrated. Other methods of pain relief are …

Background The aim of this study was to test the use of preincisional and intraperitoneal
levobupivacaine (LB) 0.25% in laparoscopic cholecystectomies for postoperative analgesia …