Evaluation of a local anaesthesia regimen using a subphrenic catheter after gynaecological laparoscopy

Abstract

This study demonstrates that intraperitoneal bupivacaine may reduce pain on coughing in the early postoperative period and the consumption of analgesics postoperatively. The subphrenic catheter technique had no impact upon pain at rest and shoulder-tip pain after gynaecological laparoscopy.