A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EFFECTIVENESS OF INTRAPERITONEAL INSTILLATION OF BUPIVACAINE IN LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITH AND WITHOUT ITS INSTILLATION IN POST-OPERATIVE PAIN MANAGEMENT

Abstract

Introduction: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a gold standard surgical procedure in post-operative pain recovery time. Though it is associated with lesser post-op pain than open cholecystectomy, few patients still experience pain. Pain relief is an important goal of any surgery. Administration of local anaesthetic either during surgery is a method of reducing post-op pain. To Compare the effect of intraperitoneal Aim: instillation of 0.5% bupivacaine with adrenaline and without intraperitoneal instillation of 0.5% bupivacaine with adrenaline for post-operative analgesia in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. A total of 120 participants we Materials & Methods: re considered for this study with 60 participant receiving bupivacaine and other 60 receiving normal saline. VAS/VRS score is measured at 2, 4, 6, 12 & 24 hours after surgery for each group. Results: From the results, we found signicant differences in the mean scores of study group and placebo group. The patients who were given bupivacaine were found to have reduced pain. Conclusion: In our study, we found that bupivacaine reduces postoperative pain. We conclude that the intraperitoneal instillation of bupivacaine is a safe and effective method for providing postoperative analgesia without signicant side effects.