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. 2014 Nov;6(11):566-9.
doi: 10.4103/1947-2714.145468.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy under epidural anesthesia: a feasibility study

Ranendra Hajong  1 , Peter Daniel S Khariong  1 , Arup J Baruah  1 , Madhur Anand  1 , Donkupar Khongwar  1
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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy under epidural anesthesia: a feasibility study

Ranendra Hajong et al. N Am J Med Sci. 2014 Nov.

Abstract

Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is normally performed under general anesthesia. But of late this operation has been tried under regional anesthesia successfully without any added complications like epidural anesthesia.

Aims: The aim of the study was to study the feasibility of performing LC under epidural anesthesia in normal patients so that the benefits could be extended to those high-risk patients having symptomatic gallstone disease and compromised cardio-pulmonary status where general anesthesia is contraindicated.

Materials and methods: In all, 20 patients with the American Society of Anesthesiologist's class I or II were enrolled in the study. The level of epidural block and satisfaction score, both for the patient and the surgeon, were noted in the study.

Results: The LC was performed successfully under epidural anesthesia in all but two patients who had severe shoulder pain in spite of giving adequate analgesia and were converted to general anesthesia.

Conclusions: The LC can be performed safely under epidural anesthesia with understanding between patient and surgeon. However, careful assessment of complications in the patients should be done to make the procedure safer.

Keywords: Cholecystectomy; Epidural anesthesia; Laparoscopic; Shoulder pain.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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