The investigators are testing to see if infusion of bupivicaine between the mesh and abdominal wall can reduce postoperative pain and decrease use of narcotics in the postoperative setting.
The primary objective of this study is to test different methods for pain management following laparoscopic ventral hernia repair. We hypothesize that local analgesic injection between the abdominal wall and mesh intraoperatively during laparoscopic ventral hernia repair will result in a 20% decrease in the use of post-surgery pain medication in the first four hours after surgery.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
80
Investigators and Caregivers will be blinded to either 0.9% Normal Saline or 0.5% Bupivicaine infusion between the mesh and abdominal wall
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Santa Barbara, California, United States
RECRUITINGPain
We will measure pain based on pain journal and usage of postoperative pain medication
Time frame: 24 hours
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