Objective: To evaluate the effect of modifying perioperative care in noncardiac surgical
patients on morbidity, mortality, and other outcome measures. Background: New …

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

Small-scale studies have suggested a large inter-individual variation in early postoperative
pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, emphasizing the need for improved analgesic …

Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) and pain are two of the major concerns for
patients presenting for surgery. The causes of PONV are multifactorial and can largely be …

Pain is one of the main postoperative adverse outcomes. Single analgesics, either opioid or
nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), are not able to provide effective pain relief …

Objective: To determine the effects of preoperative dexamethasone on surgical outcome
after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Summary Background Data: Pain and fatigue are …

Background The attempt to further reduce operative trauma in laparoscopic cholecystectomy
has led to new techniques such as natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) …

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 …