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Effect of preoperative gabapentin on postoperative pain and tramadol consumption after minilap open cholecystectomy: a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Eur J Anaesthesiol
April 2010
Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, S N Medical College, Agra, India.
Purpose Of Review: To evaluate the efficacy of a single preoperative dose of 600 mg of gabapentin for reducing postoperative pain and tramadol consumption after minilap open cholecystectomy.
Method: A total of 120 adult patients of either sex were randomly assigned to receive 600 mg of gabapentin or a matched placebo orally 2 h before operation in a double-blind manner. All the patients received gabapentin using the same technique.
Mini-lap cholecystectomy: a viable alternative to laparoscopic cholecystectomy for the Third World?
Aust N Z J Surg
November 1998
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Army Hospital (Referral and Research), Delhi, India.
Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) requires expensive equipment and special training. Mini-lap cholecystectomy (MLC) has no start-up costs but no large series from a single centre has been reported as the procedure is considered hazardous because of inadequate exposure of the surgical field.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the outcome of 737 cholecystectomies performed through a 3-5-cm transverse subcostal incision and compared the results to published series of laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
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Am J Surg
April 1993
Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
With the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, the surgical community witnessed a revolution in basic ideology. Gone are the days when surgeons spoke of wounds healing "from side to side, and not top to bottom." The surgical community has become aware of the concept of minimally invasive surgery.
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