Pre-emptive multimodal analgesic bundle with transversus abdominis plane block enhances early recovery after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

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Abstract

Background: As postoperative pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy may delay recovery and discharge, a multimodal and pre-emptive analgesic approach is necessary. This study demonstrated that a multimodal analgesic bundle improves postoperative recovery, using the Quality of Recovery-40K (QoR-40K) questionnaire during the first 24 h after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Methods: In this prospective non-randomized study with two parallel groups, 80 patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy were allocated into either the multimodal analgesia group or the conventional analgesia group. The multimodal analgesia group received a pre-emptive analgesic bundle (preoperative intravenous administration of paracetamol, ketorolac, and dexamethasone, and a posterior approach to the transversus abdominis plane block), while the conventional analgesia group did not. The primary outcome was the QoR-40K score during the first 24 h after surgery. Secondary outcomes were the peak visual analog scale pain score at rest and the incidence rates of rescue analgesic use and nausea/vomiting during the first 24 h after surgery. Results: The QoR-40K score was higher in the multimodal analgesia group than in the conventional analgesia group (196 [190–199] vs. 182 [172–187], p < 0.001). The peak visual analog scale pain score was significantly lower in the multimodal analgesia group than in the conventional analgesia group. Multimodal analgesia also reduced the incidence rates of rescue analgesic use and postoperative nausea/vomiting (22.5% [95% CI, 9.6–35.4%] vs. 55.0% [39.6–70.4%], p = 0.003), compared to conventional analgesia. Conclusions: Multimodal analgesia significantly improves the quality of early postoperative recovery after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, as shown by the QoR-40K score.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)250-256
Number of pages7
JournalAsian Journal of Surgery
Volume45
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2022

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors thank Tae-Young Kim and Eun-Jung Choi (Anesthesia Nursing Unit, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea) for participation in our study.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2021

Keywords

  • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
  • Multimodal analgesia
  • Postoperative recovery

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