Authors: Canan Kucuk Nihal Kadiogullari Ozgur Canoler Serpil Savlı
Publish Date: 2007/04/30
Volume: 37, Issue: 5, Pages: 396-400
Abstract
A total of 80 patients were randomly assigned to four groups to receive the intraperitoneal instillation of 21 ml of either 100 mg bupivacaine Group B 100 mg ropivacaine Group R1 150 mg ropivacaine Group R2 or saline with epinephrine 1/200 000 at the end of the surgery The postoperative pain was evaluated and the analgesic requirement was also assessedThe intraperitoneal instillation of 100 mg bupivacaine 100 mg ropivacaine or 150 mg ropivacaine at the end of a laparoscopic cholecystectomy significantly reduced the morphine consumption during the first 24 h For preventing postoperative pain 150 mg ropivacaine proved to be significantly more effective than either 100 mg bupivacaine or 100 mg ropivacaine
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