Local Anesthetic Nebulization for Pain Control After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2009-03-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Intraperitoneal nebulization of local anesthetic is a novel approach to pain management after
laparoscopy. Preoperative compared with postoperative administration of analgesia remains
controversial. This randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trial compared the analgesic
efficacy of preoperative with postoperative peritoneal ropivacaine nebulization in patients
undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy.