The use of expanding ports in laparo-endoscopic single-site surgery may cause more pain: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.
Jannie DresslerLars N JorgensenPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2017)
The present meta-analysis indirectly indicates that the type of access device that is used for an abdominal LESS procedure may contribute to the development of early postoperative pain as the use of a non-expanding model was associated with a more advantageous outcome. Direct randomized comparison of LESSnonex and LESSex is warranted to confirm if the use of expanding access devices generates more pain and wound complications.
Keyphrases
- postoperative pain
- chronic pain
- systematic review
- minimally invasive
- pain management
- neuropathic pain
- double blind
- open label
- surgical site infection
- placebo controlled
- risk factors
- clinical trial
- phase iii
- randomized controlled trial
- phase ii
- coronary artery disease
- spinal cord
- spinal cord injury
- case control
- acute coronary syndrome
- wound healing