Does Irrigation of the Subdiaphragmatic Region with Ropivacaine Reduce the Incidence of Right Shoulder Tip Pain after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy? A Prospective Randomized, Double-blind, Controlled Study.

This article discusses a study which evaluated the analgesic effect of right subdiaphragmatic irrigation with ropivacaine on shoulder tip pain in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). The researchers found that the incidence and intensity of right-sided shoulder tip pain was similar at four hours and three days following LC. They concluded that irrigation of the right subdiaphragmatic space by ropivacaine was ineffective in reducing shoulder tip pain.