Liposomal Bupivacaine Injection for Analgesia During Minimally Invasive Supracervical Hysterectomy.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of intracervical injection of liposomal bupivacaine for postoperative pain control among women undergoing minimally invasive supracervical hysterectomy.

Methods: A randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled trial of intracervical injection of combination liposomal bupivacaine and bupivacaine for postoperative pain among patients undergoing laparoscopic and robotic supracervical hysterectomy. Patients were enrolled between October 1, 2018 and April 30, 2019.

Patient Perceptions of Open, Laparoscopic, and Robotic Gynecological Surgeries.

. To investigate patient knowledge and attitudes toward surgical approaches in gynecology. .

50% dextrose versus normal saline as distension media during cystoscopy for assessment of ureteric patency.

Objective: To compare the visualization of ureteric jets when using 50% dextrose (D50) as opposed to normal saline (NS) as distension media during cystoscopy.

Study Design: Cross sectional study.

Methods: Two patients each had two cystoscopy videos recorded at the time of a ureteric jet; one using NS and the other using D50 resulting in two sets of paired videos (four videos).

Use of 50% Dextrose as the Distension Medium During Cystoscopy for Visualization of Ureteric Jets.

Background: Indigotindisulfonate sodium has been used to color the urine and thereby improve the visualization of ureteric jets during intraoperative cystoscopy. After indigotindisulfonate sodium became unavailable, there has been an ongoing search for an alternate agent to improve visualization of the jets.

Method: We used 50% dextrose, which is more viscous than urine, as the distension medium during cystoscopy so that the ureteric efflux is seen as a jet of contrasting viscosity.

The Relationship between Tests of Neurocognition and Performance on a Laparoscopic Simulator.

Objective. To estimate if there is a relationship between the results of tests of neurocognition and performance on a laparoscopic surgery simulator. Methods and Materials.