Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is commonly performed on ambulatory basis as a result of its ability to improve postoperative quality of recovery (QOR) and significantly reduce hospital stay .
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is commonly performed on ambulatory basis as a result of its ability to improve postoperative quality of recovery (QOR) and significantly reduce hospital stay. The surgeon requires a good surgical conditions to perform the operation, whereas the anesthesiologist is concerned with postoperative QOR. Pneumoperitoneium -associated expansion of the abdominal cavity during LC is related to postoperative pain. and other physiological changes, affecting the postoperative QOR negatively . Poor postoperative QOR leads to prolonged hospital stay .
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
80
DEEP block to PTC 1-3
Ainshams University Hospitals
Cairo, Egypt
Surgical conditions
The surgeon assessed surgical condition every 10 minutes
Time frame: Intraoperative
Quality of recovery
Quality of recovery-40 (QoR-40) questionnaire, which includes five general quality of life dimensions: physical independence (5 items), pain (7 items), .emotional state (9 items), psychological support (7 items), and physical independence (5 items). Each item was graded with a 5-point score: none of the time, some of the time,usually, most of the time and all of the time. The total score on the QoR- 40 questionnaire ranges from 40 to 200 representing, respectively, extremely poor to excellent
Time frame: 24 hours postoperative
Postoperative pain
Visual analogue scale with its 0 to 10 score range: (0 (no pain) to 10 ( Severe pain)
Time frame: During the length of hospital stay post surgery (on average 24 hours)
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