Trial reportObesity surgery2018
Preperitoneal Bupivacaine Infiltration Reduces Postoperative Opioid Consumption, Acute Pain, and Chronic Postsurgical Pain After Bariatric Surgery: a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trial report in Obesity surgery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Use of Long-acting Local Analgesia in Bariatrics: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Efficacy of Combined Periportal and Preperitoneal Local Anesthetic Infiltration (CPPLAI) in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Patients
Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- Diagnosis and treatment of chronic abdominal pain after bariatric surgery: a systematic review.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Pooled it
- Regional anaesthesia for postoperative pain management following laparoscopic, visceral, non-oncological surgery a systematic review and meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Pooled it
- Analgesic Effects of Intraperitoneal Bupivacaine Following Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Obesity surgery · 2026Trial
- Laparoscopic Preperitoneal Local Anesthetic Infiltration Versus Ultrasound Guided Quadratus Lumborum Block in Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Obesity surgery · 2026Trial
- Analgesic Effect of Rectus Sheath Block Versus Local Infiltration Analgesia in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Obesity surgery · 2026Trial
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- External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block Versus Port-Site Infiltration for Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Randomized Controlled Study.Obesity surgery · 2024Trial
- Intraperitoneal Instillation of Local Anesthetic (IPILA) in Bariatric Surgery and the Effect on Post-operative Pain Scores: a Randomized Control Trial.Obesity surgery · 2022Trial
- Pre-incisional Laparoscopic Preperitoneal Local Anesthetic Technique in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic SurgeonsTrial
- Total intravenous-opioid-free anesthesia/analgesia (OFAA) for a morbid obese patient with a body mass index of 99 kg/mJournal of medical case reports · 2025Article
- Chronic post-surgical pain in older adults: mechanisms, assessment, and management strategies.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Review
- Opioid-Free Anesthesia in Bariatric Surgery: Is It the One and Only? A Comprehensive Review of the Current Literature.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Feasibility of same-day discharge after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in the Netherlands.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Predictors of post-discharge pain and satisfaction with pain management after laparoscopic bariatric surgery: a prospective cohort study.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
- Feasibility of Same-Day Discharge After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in Patients with Well-Regulated Obstructive Sleep Apnea.Obesity surgery · 2023Article
- Same-Day Discharge After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: a Cohort of 500 Consecutive Patients.Obesity surgery · 2023Article
- Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Bariatric Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations: A 2021 Update.World journal of surgery · 2022Review
- Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in Patients on Chronic Opioids: Can Bariatric Surgery Assist with Decreasing Long-term Opioid Utilization?Obesity surgery · 2022Article
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- A retrospective analysis of the effects of different analgesics on the pain of patients with traumatic thoracolumbar fractures in the peri-treatment period.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2021Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionA multimodal pain treatment including local anesthetics is advised for perioperative analgesia in bariatric surgery. Due to obesity, bariatric surgery patients are at risk of respiratory complications. Opioid consumption is an important risk factor for hypoventilation. Furthermore, acute postoperative pain is an important risk factor for chronic postsurgical pain. In this study, we aimed to evaluate whether preperitoneal anesthesia with bupivacaine would reduce pain and opioid consumption after bariatric surgery.
methodsOne hundred adults undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery were randomized to receive either preperitoneal bupivacaine 0.5% or normal saline before incision. Postoperative opioid consumption, postoperative pain, and postoperative recovery parameters were assessed for the first 24 h after surgery. One year after surgery, chronic postsurgical pain and influence of pain on daily living were evaluated.
resultsPostoperative opioid consumption during the first hour after surgery was 2.8 ± 3.0 mg in the bupivacaine group, whereas in the control group, it was 4.4 ± 3.4 mg (p = 0.01). Pain scores were significantly reduced in this first hour at rest and at 6 h during mobilization on the ward. One year after surgery, the incidence of chronic postsurgical pain was 13% in the bupivacaine group versus 40% in the placebo group.
conclusionThis study shows that preperitoneal local anesthesia with bupivacaine results in a reduction in opioid consumption and postoperative pain and seems to lower the incidence rate of chronic postsurgical pain after laparoscopic bariatric surgery.
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