Background This study aimed to determine the effect of local anesthesia administered
before laparoscopic surgery (preemptive anesthesia) on postoperative pain. Methods The …

Objective: Laparoscopy, while routinely performed in the outpatient setting, is associated
with considerable postoperative discomfort. Continuing pain experienced after surgery is …

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

In a systematic review, we evaluated randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of peripheral local
anesthetics (LA) compared with placebo or no treatment in the control of postoperative pain …

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 There is controversy about the effectiveness of intraperitoneal local
anaesthesia (LA) in laparoscopic surgery. The aim of the present randomized clinical trial …

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 …

Objective: We tested the hypothesis that local anesthetic administered before skin incision,
an example of preemptive analgesia, reduces postoperative pain for women undergoing …

Background Several studies have evaluated use of local anesthetic, specifically,
administration of intraperitoneal anesthetic, during laparoscopic general surgery and …

We reviewed the effectiveness of intraperitoneal instillation of local anesthetic on pain after
gynecologic laparoscopic surgery. Sources included the Cochrane Central Register of …