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

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Shoulder Pain

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02004470

Run by

University of Tennessee

People needed

100

Starts

2014-01-01

Expected to finish

2014-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-01-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• English speaking patient
• Female
• Age 18-75
• must undergo laparoscopic surgery
• willing to participate in the study

You may not qualify if…

• Male patients
• Under 18 or older than 75
• Laparoscopic procedures that get converted to laparotomy
• Intraoperative hemorrhage more than 500 cc
• Patients with active joint disease
• History of shoulder surgery
• Intraoperative laceration to the liver
• Malignancy
• Long term daily narcotic use
• Chronic right upper quadrant/ shoulder pain
• Pregnancy
• History of dementia, Alzheimers, stroke or other condition causing altered mental status

Where it is running

• Erlanger Medical Center — Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
• Memorial Hospital — Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
• Parkridge East Hospital — Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
• Erlanger East Hospital — Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

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