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A Randomized Double-Blind Study Evaluating Intraperitoneal Ropivacaine Nebulization With and Without Nalbuphine for Post-operative Analgesia in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

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AVES
DOI: 10.5152/TJAR.2022.21108

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Intraperitoneal nebulization; laparoscopic cholecystectomy; nalbuphine; numerical rating pain scale; postoperative pain; ropivacaine

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This study aimed to compare the efficacy of nebulized intraperitoneal ropivacaine with and without nalbuphine for post-operative pain relief in minimally invasive laparoscopic procedures. The study found that nebulized intraperitoneal ropivacaine, with or without nalbuphine, is more effective than placebo in relieving post-operative pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, without significant side effects.
Objective: Local anaesthetics administered into the peritoneal cavity have been successfully used for post-operative pain relief in minimally invasive laparoscopic procedures. We intended to study and compare nebulized intraperitoneal ropivacaine with and without nalbuphine, with a placebo for post-operative pain relief in these surgeries. Methods: A prospective, randomized double-blinded study was conducted over a period of 1 year after institutional ethical clearance, in patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Subjects were randomized into 3 groups (S: saline, R: ropivacaine, RN: ropivacaine plus nalbuphine). The pain was assessed in the post-operative period using NRS scores (up to 24 hours). Kruskal-Wallis test was used for comparison, P <.05 was considered significant. Time to first rescue analgesia, total opioid requirement, and side effects were also recorded. Results: Groups were similar in terms of demographic data. Patients in the placebo group reported higher NRS scores than the other 2 study groups till 4 hours post-operative (earlier rescue analgesia). The addition of nalbuphine did not cause any statistically significant improvement in post-operative pain relief (NRS) as compared to ropivacaine administered alone. Intraperitoneal ropivacaine nebulization had no significant adverse effect as compared to placebo. Conclusions: Ropivacaine nebulization with or without nalbuphine is more effective than placebo for post-operative pain relief after laparoscopic cholecystectomy without significant side effects. Addition of nalbuphine to ropivacaine nebulization does not significantly improve pain relief after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

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