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 …

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

Pain relief after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is an issue of great practical importance.
Pain after LC has several origins: incisional, local visceral, peritoneal, and referred. Several …

Background Intravenous (IV) lidocaine has analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties. This
study aims to evaluate the efficacy of IV lidocaine in controlling postoperative pain following …

Background With the advent of minimally invasive gastric surgery, visceral nociception has
become an important area of investigation as a potential cause of postoperative pain. A …

Background/purpose With the advent of minimally invasive gallbladder surgery, and now
with natural orifice techniques emerging, visceral nociception has been neglected as a …

Background Although laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) results in less pain then open
cholecystectomy, it is not a pain-free procedure. The aim of this study was to test a new …

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 …

Background: The use of intraperitoneal local anaesthetic (IPLA) can be used to modulate
visceral nociception after abdominal surgery; however, this technique is not routinely used in …

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