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Risk Factors for Shoulder Pain and Emesis After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Taiwan380 participantsStarted 2010-02

Plain-language summary

Risk factors for postoperative shoulder pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy were not clear. Moreover, risk factors for postoperative emesis specially for this surgery were not detailed and accurate. The present study is a prospective cohort study to identify risk factors for shoulder pain and emesis within 24 hours in Chinese patients after laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia.

Who can participate

Age range21 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * \> 21 years old, * Chinese patient Exclusion Criteria: * current pregnancy, * patients with history of upper laparotomy, * inability to communicate before operation, * persistent emesis or shoulder pain before operation, * patients who converted to open cholecystectomy, * receiving postoperative ventilator support, * unstable postoperative condition or major complications.

What they're measuring

incidence of postoperative shoulder pain and emesis

Timeframe: within postoperative 24 hours

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01095536

SponsorTaipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

Sponsor typeOTHER_GOV

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2011-02

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