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ArticleWideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques2020

Infiltration of bupivacaine into the preperitoneal space and trocar incisions of patients undergoing laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal repair of unilateral inguinal hernia: a prospective randomized controlled observational study.

Şükrü Çolak, Önder Akkuş, Bünyamin Gürbulak, Ekrem Çakar, Hasan Bektaş

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Article in Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06894420 (Comparison of Postoperative Analgesic Efficacy of Ultrasonographic Bilateral TAP), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.

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NCT06894420 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Comparison of Postoperative Analgesic Efficacy of Ultrasonographic Bilateral TAP (Transversus Abdominis Plane) Block and Anesthetic Infiltration Into Preperitoneal and the Surgical Field in Laparoscopic Unilateral TEP (Total Extraperitoneal) Herniorraphy

TypeinterventionalSponsorBaşakşehir Çam & Sakura City HospitalRan2025 to 2026Enrolled60ConditionsLaparoscopic Surgery, Herniorrhaphy, Inguinal Hernia Unilateral, Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) BlockArmsSurgeon-Initiated Local Anesthetic, Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block
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  3. Risk factors predicting acute postoperative pain immediately after minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2023
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Şükrü ÇolakDepartment of General Surgery, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Önder AkkuşDepartment of General Surgery, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Bünyamin GürbulakDepartment of General Surgery, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ekrem ÇakarDepartment of General Surgery, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Hasan BektaşDepartment of General Surgery, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAlthough laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia is associated with reduced postoperative pain, it is not entirely painless. In addition to reducing the need for analgesic medication, postoperative complications, and hospitalization, postoperative pain control enables early return to normal activity.

aimTo evaluate the efficacy of bupivacaine instilled into the pre-peritoneal space and trocar incisions of patients undergoing laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) repair of inguinal hernia. MATERIAL AND

methodsBupivacaine was instilled into the pre-peritoneal space and trocar incisions of the patients in group I (n = 23), whereas it was infiltrated only into the trocar incisions of the patients in group II (n = 21). No local anesthetic was administered to the patients in group III (n = 21). Postoperative pain was assessed using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) at 4 and 24 h, and the dosage of analgesic medication was noted.

resultsNo significant difference regarding age, gender, body mass index, ASA class, history of abdominal surgery, or smoking was noted between the three groups (p > 0.05). VAS score at 4 h was significantly higher in group III than in groups I and II (p < 0.05). The dosage of analgesic medication was significantly higher in group III than in groups I and II (p < 0.05), with no significant difference between groups I and II (p > 0.05).

conclusionsInfiltration of long-acting local anesthetic into the pre-peritoneal space and trocar incisions of patients undergoing laparoscopic TEP repair of inguinal hernia reduces the need for analgesic medication by reducing early postoperative pain.

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bupivacainelaparoscopic totally extraperitonealVisual Analog Scale

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PMCPMC7020715

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