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Study aim
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A clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of peritoneal lavage of normal saline with gentamicin-clindamycin on pain relief following laparoscopic colectomy
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Design
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Forty patients who were candidates for laparoscopic colectomy, clinical trial with a control group, community-based and pragmatic, parallel groups, double-blind, randomized using table of random numbers
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Settings and conduct
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Patients candidate for laparoscopic colectomy at the Firoozgar Hospital, Tehran, were chosen. In this double-blind study, the surgeon and assistant who visit the patient after surgery are blinded to the contents of the lavage solution.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: The patients with ASA class one or two, who are candidate for laparoscopic colectomy.
Exclusion criteria: Allergy to the drugs studied, history of hypertension, history of uncontrolled diabetes, history of cardiovascular diseases, history of renal failure, history of cirrhosis, and history of smoking or drug abuse.
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Intervention groups
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The control group are administered peritoneal cavity lavage with 500 ml normal saline. The intervention group receive peritoneal cavity lavage 240 mg gentamicin and 600 mg clindamycin diluted in 500 ml normal saline.
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Main outcome variables
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Evaluation and comparison of pain relief based on the visual analog scale (VAS) 3, 6, 12, and 24 hours after the intervention between the control and intervention groups.