Postoperative Shoulder Pain after Laparoscopic Surgery
Sun Jin Park
2020Daehan nae'si'gyeong bog'gang'gyeong oe'gwa haghoeji/Journal of minimally invasive surgery25 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF
Abstract
We often encounter patients complaining of shoulder pain after laparoscopic surgery. The pain mechanism is believed to be due to the diaphragmatic overstretching under pressure in a pneumoperitoneum, which causes referred pain to the shoulder, but the exact mechanism has not been clarified.
Topics & Concepts
MedicinePneumoperitoneumDiaphragmatic breathingSurgeryPostoperative painLaparoscopic surgeryLaparoscopyAnesthesiaGeneral surgeryAlternative medicinePathologyAnesthesia and Pain ManagementAbdominal Surgery and ComplicationsAppendicitis Diagnosis and Management