Intraoperative topical etidocaine for reducing postoperative pain after laparoscopic tubal ligation.

Abstract

Self-reported postoperative pain was reduced significantly (P less than .05) for up to six hours in a group of ambulatory surgical patients with the application of 5 mL of 1% etidocaine to the banded portion of each fallopian tube after laparoscopic tubal ligation with Falope Rings in comparison to a control group receiving normal saline. The etidocaine group had less nausea and vomiting and smaller antiemetic and analgesic requirements than did the control group, though those results were not statistically significant.

• Authors: D Baram, C Smith, S Stinson
• Journal: The Journal of reproductive medicine (J Reprod Med) Vol. 35 Issue 4 Pg. 407-10 (Apr 1990) ISSN: 0024-7758 [Print] United States
• PMID: 2141082 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Acetanilides
• Etidocaine

Topics

• Acetanilides (administration & dosage)
• Administration, Topical
• Adult
• Ambulatory Surgical Procedures
• Etidocaine (administration & dosage)
• Fallopian Tubes
• Female
• Humans
• Intraoperative Period
• Laparoscopy
• Pain, Postoperative (drug therapy)
• Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
• Sterilization, Tubal