Risk Factors for Shoulder Pain and Emesis After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan380 enrolled

Overview

Risk factors for postoperative shoulder pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy were not clear. Moreover, risk factors for postoperative emesis specially for this surgery were not detailed and accurate. The present study is a prospective cohort study to identify risk factors for shoulder pain and emesis within 24 hours in Chinese patients after laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia.

The present study is a prospective cohort study to identify risk factors for shoulder pain and emesis within 24 hours in Chinese patients after laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

380

Conditions

Shoulder Pain Nausea Vomiting

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 21 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * \> 21 years old, * Chinese patient Exclusion Criteria: * current pregnancy, * patients with history of upper laparotomy, * inability to communicate before operation, * persistent emesis or shoulder pain before operation, * patients who converted to open cholecystectomy, * receiving postoperative ventilator support, * unstable postoperative condition or major complications.

Locations (1)

Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

incidence of postoperative shoulder pain and emesis

Time frame: within postoperative 24 hours

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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