Thoracic Epidural Versus General Anesthesia for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2019-10-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Eighty two patients planned to undergo elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy were divided
into two groups, T and G, randomly. In Group T all patients underwent laparoscopic
cholecystectomy under thoracic epidural anesthesia with 12mlof 0.25% bupivacaine and 1%
lignocaine plain whereas in group G all patients underwent surgery under general anesthesia.
Intra-operative heart rate, mean arterial pressure (MAP) and post operative opioid
consumption in first 24hrs were recorded as primary outcomes whereas presence or absence of
respiratory complication and duration of hospital stay as secondary outcome.