title: Effect of drainage on postoperative pain after laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy.
abstract: The aim of this prospective study was to investigate the effect of drainage on postoperative shoulder and abdominal pain after uncomplicated laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy (LOC). Allocation to drain or not to drain was non-randomised. There were 55 patients with drainage and 56 patients without drainage. Postoperative shoulder and abdominal pain was assessed using a 10-point visual analogue scale. Postoperative hospital stay in the drainage group was longer than the non-drainage group (p = 0.040). Postoperative shoulder pain scores at 6 h and 24 h were similar between the drainage and non-drainage groups (p = 0.376 and p = 0.847, respectively). Postoperative abdominal pain was higher in the drainage group at 6 h (p = 0.009), but was similar at 24 h (p = 0.097) between the groups. These data suggest that for LOC, drainage may not be useful to prevent postoperative shoulder pain and also increases postoperative abdominal pain and length of hospital stay.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Selçuk University , Konya.
authors.forename: O S
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Kerimoglu
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pekin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: İncesu
authors.forename: N U
authors.initials: NU
authors.lastname: Dogan
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: İlhan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Celik
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000328:Adult; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007902:Length of Stay; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000601:surgery*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cystectomy; drain; laparoscopy; postoperative pain