Objective: To explore the time characteristics of shoulder pain after laparoscopic gynecological operation.

Methods: We conducted prospective clinical observations and literature review. We studied 442 cases of laparoscopic gynecological surgery. We used a visual analogue scale to evaluate the pain of patients at different time points after operation. We searched the English literature of shoulder pain after gynecological laparoscopic surgery. The observation time points of these studies included 12-24 hours or the first day after surgery, and at least one time point before this time point.

Results: The total incidence of shoulder pain was 68%. More than 90% of patients begin to feel shoulder pain on the first day after surgery, not on the day of surgery. 26 articles observed the severity of postlaparoscopic shoulder pain (PLSP) at different time points, of which 17 articles found that the intensity of the shoulder pain peaked at 12-24 hours or the first day after operation.

Discussion: The occurrence of PLSP presents obvious time characteristics. The incidence and severity of PLSP peaked on the first day or 12-24 hours after operation. To prevent and treat PLSP better, clinicians should make a more in-depth study according to the time characteristics of PLSP.

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