To establish if heated humidified carbon dioxide gas improves pain scores as well as nausea and analgesic requirements in post operative patients compared to standard cold carbon dioxide.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
88
Use of standard cold carbon dioxide gas in laparoscopic gynaecological surgery.
Use of the Fischer and Paykel heated humidification system for laparoscopic gynaecological surgery.
Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Trust
Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom
RECRUITINGShoulder tip pain
Shoulder tip pain recorded as a visual analogue scale from 1-10, 8 hours post surgery compared to baseline
Time frame: 8 hours
General abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and analgesia requirements
General abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and analgesia requirements 8 hours post surgery compared to baseline
Time frame: 8 hours
Shoulder tip pain, general abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting.
Shoulder tip pain, general abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting over a 7 day period compared to baseline
Time frame: 7 days
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