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Jae Young Kwack1, Kwang Hee Ahn1, Yong-Soon Kwon1
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University, Seoul, South Korea.
Aim:
The aim of this study was to evaluate immediate pain control in patients who underwent laparoscopic myomectomy (LM) by intraoperative injection of ropivacaine into both uterosacral ligaments.
Methods:
The study was a prospective, double-blind, randomized study. We analyzed 46 cases of LM performed between July 2015 and November 2016 by a single surgeon. We randomized the enrolled patients into either a ropivacaine or a saline injection group. Before the surgeon closed the abdominal wall, each 7.5% ropivacaine (5 mL) or saline (5 mL) was administered into both uterosacral ligaments through laparoscopic injection needle. We compared the pain intensity scores 2, 6, 12, and 24 h after injection between the two groups.
Results:
The pain intensity scores were not significantly different. However, the ropivacaine group requested less of the analgesic than the placebo-injected group requested (P = 0.035). No patient in the ropivacaine group reported any side effects.
Conclusion:
Intraoperative ropivacaine injection into both uterosacral ligaments during LM can reduce the dosage of opioid analgesics.
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