Postoperative Pain Management in Children Undergoing Laparoscopic Appendectomy: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures in children and is associated with extreme postoperative discomfort due to peritoneal inflammation and infection. The main objective of this study was to investigate the effects of postoperative pain (POP) in children after laparoscopic appendectomy. Articles describing or evaluating the control of POP in children with LA were considered eligible. All available literature such as randomized controls, prospective controls, retrospective as well as clinical studies were considered. A comprehensive search was performed in PubMed, Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library, Clinical trials.gov, and Google scholar. The initial search took place on 23 April 2021, and was updated on 24 August 2021. There were no langu

SUBMITTER: Alsharari AF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10048283 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature