Multimodal Analgesic Technique for Control of Post-laproscopy Abdominal Pain

The advancement of laparoscopy and minimal access surgery has greatly influenced the evolution of anaesthetic techniques. However, postoperative pain intensity may be significant, with up to 40% of patients unsatisfied by routine analgesia and up to 80%may require rescue opioids during their hospital stay. Diagnostic gynaecological laparoscopy has no origin of pain other than the abdominal gas insufflations itself only. Pain relief after diagnostic laparoscopy, being a day case, is an issue of great practical importance.The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of combining both pulmonary recruitment and intraperitoneal lidocaine versus pulmonary recruitment alone to control post - laparoscopy shoulder pain regarding severity and frequency Study Design : Interventional Prospective Randomized Double-blind Controlled Trial Methodology This study is a randomized double blinded control trial. It will be conducted at Kasr-al ainy hospital, faculty of medicine, Cairo university. Approval of ethical committee and written informed consent will be obtained. 88 female patients, aged 18-45 years , ASA 1 or 2 , scheduled for diagnostic gynaecologic laparoscopy will be included. Females who are (ASA) ≥ 3, alcoholic, drug abusers, allergic to amide LAs, with pre-existing chronic pain disorders, or receiving opioids or tranquilizers for \> 1 week preoperatively are excluded. Also if the operation included any interventional procedure or was converted to an open procedure, or had postoperative complications that could increase postoperative pain, it will be excluded. Consenting patients will be randomly allocated to either of three study groups : GPL : Patients will receive pulmonary recruitment maneuver and intraperitoneal lidocaine. GPS: Patients will receive pulmonary recruitment maneuver and intraperitoneal saline. GC : Patients will receive passive exsufflation through the port site. The patient will attend at the pre anaesthetic room 1 hour before the procedure. A 2