Observational studyScientific reports2021
The risk of shoulder pain after laparoscopic surgery for infertility is higher in thin patients.
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- Optimal analgesia after laparoscopic total hysterectomy with pre-pneumoperitoneum phrenic nerve block using different ropivacaine concentrations: randomized controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Trial
- Effect of controlled hyperventilation on post-laparoscopic cholecystectomy shoulder pain: a prospective randomized controlled trial.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Trial
- Comparing the effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and massage therapy on post laparoscopic shoulder pain: a randomized clinical trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Trial
- Research progress on post-laparoscopic shoulder pain after gynecologic surgery.The Journal of international medical research · 2025Review
- Effect of intraperitoneal bupivacaine vs magnesium sulfate on early postoperative outcomes after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a randomized clinical trial.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2025Article
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- The abdominal compliance index and postoperative pain after laparoscopic gynecologic surgery: a preliminary observational cohort study.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2025Observational
- Association between postoperative shoulder pain and left-side laparoscopic urologic surgery: a single-center retrospective cohort study.Journal of anesthesia · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of Different Noninvasive Physiotherapy in Relieving Postlaparoscopic Shoulder pain: A Protocol for Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2024Article
- Efficacy of a continuous wound infiltration system for postoperative pain management in gynecologic patients who underwent single-port access laparoscopy for adnexal disease.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Patients with low body mass index are more likely to develop shoulder pain after laparoscopy.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2023Article
- Incidence and risk factors for acute shoulder pain after hepatectomy: a nested case-control study.BMC anesthesiology · 2022Article
- Effect of Low or High Pressure Alveolar Recruitment Maneuver on Postoperative Pain and Quality of Recovery in Patients with Obesity Undergoing Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
Postlaparoscopic shoulder pain (PLSP) is a common clinical problem that needs to be addressed by medical professionals who are currently perform laparoscopic surgeries. The purpose of this study was to determine the perioperative clinical factors and demographic characteristics associated with PLSP. A prospective observational study was performed with 442 inpatients undergoing laparoscopic surgery for infertility. The pain visual analogue scale was used as the measuring instrument. To identify the predictors of PLSP, we performed multivariate conditional logistic regression. PLSP was correlated with body mass index (BMI, odds ratio = 0.815). The incidence of shoulder pain and more severe shoulder pain in patients with a lower BMI was significantly higher than it was in patients with a higher BMI, and BMI was significantly negatively correlated with PLSP. Most of the patients (95%) began to experience shoulder pain on the first postoperative day, and it rarely occurred on the day of surgery. Patients with lower BMI presented a higher risk of reporting shoulder pain on the first postoperative day. We should identify high-risk patients in advance and make specific treatment plans according to the characteristics of their symptoms.
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