Effect of endovenous lidocaine on analgesia and serum cytokines: double-blinded and randomized trial.

Study Objective: This trial aimed to compare postoperative analgesia, opioid consumption, duration of ileus and hospital stay, and cytokine levels in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomies who received intravenous lidocaine in comparison with a control group.

Design: Prospective, longitudinal, double-blind, and randomized study.

Setting: Operating room and postoperative recovery area.