Intravenously injected lidocaine or magnesium improves the quality of early recovery after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A randomised controlled trial.

Background: Previous data show that lidocaine or magnesium has unique characteristics of stress inhibition and antiinflammation.

Objective: We aimed to observe the effects of lidocaine or magnesium on the quality of recovery (QoR) after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Design: Single-centre, prospective, randomised, double-blind study.