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Bupivacaine infiltration of the mesosalpinx was compared to lidocaine, normal saline or no injection for pain relief in women having elective laparoscopic tubal sterilization by Yoon fallopian ring application, One hundred women were assigned randomly to four groups. In a double-blind study, the mesosalpinx was infiltrated in three groups: Group I - lidocaine one per cent; Group II - bupivacaine 0.5 per cent; Group III - normal saline. Group IV (control) received no injection. Pain intensity was reported at four study times by the patients on a self-assessment pain intensity scale. Responses were compared using the Kruskall-Wallis H-Test and Wilcoxen’s Rank-Sum Test. Both tests indicated significant differences in pain intensity levels at various study times. The amount of supplemental fentany I given was used as a secondary measure of effectiveness. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Duncan’s Multiple-Range Test showed the bupivcaine group to receive significantly less fentanyl (p < 0.05) in the postanesthesia care unit.
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On a comparé ľinfiltration de bupivacaine dans le mésosalpinx, è celle de la lidocaïne, du salin normal ou è aucune injection pour le soulagement de la douleur chez des femmes subissant une laparoscopie élective pour stérilisation tuhaire par anneaux de trompes de Yoon. On a réparti de façon aléatoire, 100 femmes en quatre groupes. Dans une étude è double insu, on a infiltré le mésosalpinx dans trois groupes: Groupe 1 - 1.0 pour cent de lidocaïne; Group II-0.5 pour cent de bupivacaine; Groupe III-salin normal. Le groupe IV (groupe-témoin) n’a pas reçu ď injection. Les patients ont rapporté ľintensité de leur douleur è quatre moments dans ľétude, en faisant une évaluation personnelle sur une échelle ďintensité de la douleur. On a comparé les réponses en utilisant le test H Kruskall-Wallis et le test de somme des rangs de Wilcoxen. Les deux tests démontraient des différences significatives dans les niveaux ďintensité de la douleur, è différents moments de ľétude. La quantité de fentanyl supplémentaire donnée a été utilisée comme mesure secondaire de ľefficacité. Une analyse de variance unidirectionnelle (ANOVA) et le,test è écarts multiples de Duncan ont démontré que le groupe bupivacaine recevait significativement moins de fentanyl (p < 0.05) dans ľunité des soins postanesthésiques.
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Alexander, C.D., Wetchler, B.V. & Thompson, R.E. Bupivacaine infiltration of the mesosalpinx in ambulatory surgical laparoscopic tubal sterilization. Can J Anaesth 34, 362–365 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03010134
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