Given the expanding role of ambulatory surgery and the need to facilitate an earlier hospital
discharge, improving postoperative pain control has become an increasingly important issue …

Background: Although laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) results in less pain than open
chole‐cystectomy, it is not a pain‐free procedure. Many methods of analgesia for pain after …

Background: The pneumoperitoneum is the crucial element in laparoscopic surgery.
Different clinical problems are associated with this procedure, which has led to various …

Acute pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy is complex in nature. The pain pattern does
not resemble pain after other laparoscopic procedures, suggesting that analgesic treatment …

Pain and speed of convalescence are the two main problems after uncomplicated
laparoscopic cholecystectomy. We therefore identified interventional and descriptive studies …

IMPLICATIONS: Many trials assessing the benefits of intraperitoneal local anesthetics in
laparoscopic cholecystectomy have been performed. This systematic review and meta …

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

Background Postoperative shoulder-tip pain occurs frequently following laparoscopic
cholecystectomy. The aim of this randomized clinical trial was to evaluate the efficacy of a …

We have evaluated the antiemetic effect of iv dexamethasone compared with saline in the
prevention of nausea and vomiting after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. We studied 90 …

Postoperative pain after laparoscopic surgery is less than after laparotomy, and patients may
benefit from an intraperitoneal injection of local anesthetic. Thirty-seven ASA physical status …