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Liver Cauterization Increases the Postoperative Pain After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Completed
Conditions
Postoperative Pain
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Interventions
Procedure: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Registration Number
NCT02852408
Lead Sponsor
Umraniye Education and Research Hospital
Brief Summary

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a common accepted surgical operation with lower morbidity all over the world for gallstone. Although it has low morbidity, postoperative pain is challenging situation like every other operation.

Detailed Description

Postoperative pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy has a three component: parietal, visceral and referring (shoulder) pain. Although intensities of them can be various, all of them affects the total pain together. Unintentional liver cauterization during laparoscopic cholecystectomy is unwanted, but sometimes unavoidable complication/process. However its effect on postoperative pain is not studied with detail in literature.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
81
Inclusion Criteria
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-II
  • Presumptive diagnosis of benign gallbladder disease
Exclusion Criteria
  • The patients with concurrent chronic disease like osteoporosis, and liver, pulmonary or renal disease, malignant disease

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
StudyLaparoscopic cholecystectomyliver cauterized during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
ControlLaparoscopic cholecystectomyliver not-cauterized during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Visual analog scale (VAS) abdominal pain scoresPostoperative 24th hour
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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