Efficacy of preemptive analgesia with parecoxib sodium combined with local infiltration anesthesia with ropivacaine for postoperative pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Abstract

Objective To investigate the efficacy of preemptive analgesia with parecoxib sodium combined with local infiltration anesthesia with ropivacaine for postoperative pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.Methods One hundred and fifty ASA Ⅰ or Ⅱ patients,aged 41-63 yr,weighing 55-87 kg,scheduled for laparoscopic cholecystectomy under the general anesthesia,were randomly divided into 3 groups (n=50 each): parecoxib sodium+0.9％ normal saline (group A),parecoxib sodium + 0.5％ ropivacaine (group B) and parecoxib sodium + 0.75 ％ ropivacaine (group C).Parecoxib sodium 40 mg was injected intravenously 30 min before induction of anesthesia.Anesthesia was induced and maintained with remifentanil and propofol given by TCI.Immediately before skin closure,0.9％ normal saline 12 ml was given in group A,and 0.5％ and 0.75％ ropivacaine 12 ml were injected for local infiltration anesthesia in groups B and C,respectively.VAS scores were maintained ≤ 3after operation.When VAS scores ＞ 3,pethidine 75 mg was injected intramuscularly.Ramsay sedation scores were recorded at the end of operation and 2,4,8,12 and 24 h after operation.The side effects (nausea and vomiting,allergy,respiratory depression,etc.),requirement for pethidine,algesic sites (incisional pain,upper abdominal pain,referred pain in right shoulder),and condition of the wound healing were all recorded within 24 h after opcration.Results Compared with group A,Ramsay sedation scores,the incidence of nausea and vomiting,the requirement for pethidine and total amount of pethidine,and the incidence of incisional pain were significantly decreased in groups B and C (P ＜ 0.05 or 0.01).Compared with group B,the requirement for pethidine and total amount of pethidine,and the incidence of incisional pain were significantly decreased in group C (P ＜ 0.05 or 0.01).There was no significant difference in Ramsay sedation scores between groups B and C (P ＞ 0.05).There was no significant difference in the condition of the wound healing,upper abdominal pain and referred pain in right shoulder between groups A,B and C (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion For the patients scheduled for laparoscopic cholecystectomy,local infiltration anesthesia with ropivacaine can improve the efficacy of preemptive analgesia with parecoxib sodium,and it provides better postoperative analgesia when 0.75 ％ ropivacaine is used. Key words: Cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitors; Amides; Analgesia; Laparoscopy