NCT02004470

Lavage and Suction of the Right Upper Quadrant to Reduce Post Laparoscopic Shoulder Pain

Lavage and Suction of the Right Upper Quadrant to Reduce Post Laparoscopic Shoulder Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Tennessee · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The use of laparoscopy in gynecologic surgery has been well established to decrease morbidity, blood loss, hospital stay, and post-operative pain when compared to traditional open abdominal surgery. However, the laparoscopic technique is associated with post-operative shoulder pain. We hypothesize that a combination of intraperitoneal saline lavage and active suction removal of carbon dioxide gas from the right upper quadrant of the abdomen will decrease incidence of post-laparoscopic shoulder pain when compared to passive exsufflation of carbon dioxide gas.

Conditions

• Shoulder Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Active lavage and suction	Active lavage and suction of the right upper quadrant will be performed as the laparoscopic procedure is about to be terminated.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-01-01
• Primary completion: 2014-04-01
• Completion: 2014-06-01
• First posted: 2013-12-09
• Last updated: 2014-01-06

Locations

4 sites across 1 country: United States