Open AccessIntraperitoneal levobupivacaine alone or with dexmedetomidine for postoperative analgesia after laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Author(s) -
Mohamed Maher Beder El Baz,
Tamer El Metwally Farahat
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_205_17
Subject(s) - medicine , levobupivacaine , dexmedetomidine , anesthesia , saline , visual analogue scale , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , cholecystectomy , analgesic , prospective cohort study , anesthetic , surgery , sedation
Local anesthetic injection in the peritoneal cavity decreases intensity of postoperative pain after laparoscopic surgeries. We compared adding dexmedetomidine to intraperitoneal levobupivacaine in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.