A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PAIN RELIEF IN POSTOPERATIVE LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY BY PORT SITE VERSUS GALLBLADDER FOSSA INFILTRATION OF ANAESTHETIC AGENTS

Abstract

The widely performed laparoscopic cholecystectomy became the gold standard for treating cholelithiasis. Laparoscopy cholecystectomy is superior than open cholecystectomy in terms of pain management and shortened hospital stays. Both patient comfort and recovery depend on effective pain management.

Variable in intensity, kind, and duration, postoperative pain is the primary cause of delayed discharge for patients receiving day-care operations, such as laparoscopies, hence increasing hospital expenses and length of stay. An accelerated recovery and a shorter hospital stay are both possible with optimal management. It has been proposed that postoperative discomfort following laparoscopic cholecystectomy can be reduced by using local anaesthetic infiltration techniques such gallbladder fossa and port site infiltration. In our study male patients are more than female patients in both groups. Gender and pain are not statistically associated. Furthermore, there is no statistical connection between pain and age. Both control and study group showed comparable average pain levels of 2 on POD 3. P value showed statistically significant result in POD 3 and POD 4. Our study adds to the body of knowledge about the management of pain following laparoscopic cholecystectomy by proving that gallbladder fossa infiltration (GBFI) and port site infiltration (PSI) are both effective at reducing pain following surgery.