title: Does irrigation of the subdiaphragmatic region with ropivacaine reduce the incidence of right shoulder tip pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy? A prospective randomized, double-blind, controlled study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Farshid
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Niknam
authors.forename: Akshat
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: Navindran
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Niles
authors.forename: Ulvi U
authors.initials: UU
authors.lastname: Budak
authors.forename: Allan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mekisic
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000577:Amides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery*; D003964:Diaphragm; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D000077212:Ropivacaine; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000577:Amides; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D000077212:Ropivacaine