Obstet Gynecol Sci.  2021 Jan;64(1):122-129. 10.5468/ogs.20271.

Role of para-cervical block in reducing immediate postoperative pain after total laparoscopic hysterectomy: a prospective randomized placebo-controlled trial

• Noor N
• Roy KK
• Zangmo R
• Das A
• Rai R
• Kumari A
• Garg D
• Berwa S
• Saha S
• Vanamail P

• KMID: 2511573
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5468/ogs.20271

Abstract

Objective
To study the efficacy and safety of 0.5% bupivacaine in paracervical block to reduce immediate postoperative pain after total laparoscopic hysterectomy.
Methods
A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was conducted at a tertiary referral center involving thirty women each in the treatment and placebo groups. Paracervical block with 10 mL of 0.5% bupivacaine (treatment group) or 0.9% saline (placebo group) was administered following general anesthesia and prior to proceeding with total laparoscopic hysterectomy. Visual analogue scale (VAS) scores at 30 and 60 minutes post extubation and mean VAS score (average VAS score at 30 and 60 minutes) were compared. Adequate pain control was defined as mean VAS score ≤5. Additional postoperative opioid requirement, hospital stay, and readmissions were also compared.
Results
Baseline variables such as age, previous history of cesarean section, operating time, and weight of the specimen were comparable in both groups. VAS scores at 30 (5.0±2.8 vs. 7.0±1.4) and 60 minutes (5.2±2.8 vs. 7.0±0.8) and the mean VAS score (5.1±2.7 vs. 6.8±0.9) were significantly lower in the treatment group. Adequate pain control (mean VAS score ≤5) was 57% higher and additional opioid consumption was 47% lower in the treatment group. No significant difference was found in the duration of hospital stay and readmission rate.
Conclusion
Paracervical block with bupivacaine was useful in reducing immediate postoperative pain with a 25% reduction in mean VAS score and a 47% reduction in opioid consumption in the first hour after total laparoscopic hysterectomy.

Keyword

Bupivacaine; Hysterectomy; Laparoscopy; Nociceptive pain; Pain; postoperative

Figure

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  Fig. 1 CONSORT flow diagram.

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  Fig. 2 Boxplot depicting median and interquartile values of visual analogue scale (VAS) scores at 30 minutes and 60 minutes and the mean VAS scores between the treatment and placebo groups.

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