Pre-emptive Local Anaesthesia in Gynecological Laparoscopy

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2013-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

Pre-emptive local anaesthetics are widely used in laparoscopic surgery, but there is no really consistent evidence that it is useful. Studies in the literature have shown contradicting results. At our hospital we are currently using pre-emptive local anaesthetics in the trocar areas, but as the literature does not give a clear and clinically relevant answer, we need to find out more. This study aims to see if pre-emptive local anaesthetics are useful in the setting of our day-case, laparoscopic surgery.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Helse Stavanger HF
• Treatments: Bupivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Women ≥18 years of age

• Planned day-case laparoscopic surgery

• Signed Written Informed Consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• ASA score 3-6

• Chronic pain/ Regular use of analgesics

• Inability to understand Norwegian language

• Drug or alcohol abuse

• Inability to understand or sign the Written Informed Consent form