en The effect of Pre-incision skin infiltration with Lidocaine on postoperative pain following abdominal hysterectomy عمومى General پژوهشي Research <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">&nbsp;</font><b><span 8pt="" style="font-family: " traditional="">Introduction:</span></b><span 8pt="" style="font-family: " traditional="">&nbsp;</span><span 9pt="" style="font-family: " tahoma="">Several mehods have been proposed to alleviate pain after hysterectomy. Pre-emptive analgesia has been used to relieve pain following abdominal hysterectomy with conflicting results. This study was performed to evaluate the efficacy of pre-incision skin infiltration of Lidocaine in relieving postoperative pain in patients undergoing abdominal hysterectomy.</span><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><b><span 8pt="" style="font-family: " traditional="">Methods:</span></b><span 9pt="" style="font-family: " traditional=""> 60 patients with ASA class of I or II scheduled for abdominal hysterectomy were recruited for the study. The patients were randomly assigned to receive pre-incision skin infiltration of either lidocaine or normal saline. The patients were evaluated with respect to postoperative pain scores and analgesic requirements in the first two postoperative days. They were also asked for satisfaction regarding the pain relief intervention. </span></p> <p><b><span 8pt="" style="font-family: " traditional="">Results:</span></b><span 9pt="" style="font-family: " traditional=""> The patients were similar with respect to demographic characteristics. Patients in the saline group complained of more pain than the lidocaine group in the recovery room(p<0.001). However, the patients were similar with respect to postoperative pain scores and analgesic requirements. They were also similar regarding satisfaction rates during the first 24 hours postoperatively. </span></p> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">&nbsp;</font><b><span 8pt="" style="font-family: " traditional="">Conclusions:</span></b><span 9pt="" style="font-family: " traditional=""> We conclude that pre-incision skin infiltration of lidocaine is not effective in reducing postoperative pain following abdominal hysterectomy and does not affect the patients&rsquo; satisfaction.</span><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">&nbsp;</font></p> postoperative pain, preemptive analgesia, lidocaine, hysterectomy 6 10 http://jsurgery.bums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-26-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Minoo Yaghmaei Minoo Yaghmaei Yaghmaeim@gmail.com 10031947532846003185 10031947532846003185 No Zahean University of Medical Sciences Shahram Amini Shahram Amini aminish@mums.ac.ir 10031947532846003186 10031947532846003186 Yes Zahean University of Medical Sciences Mojgan Mokhtari Mojgan Mokhtari mokhtari46@yahoo.com 10031947532846003187 10031947532846003187 No Zahean University of Medical Sciences Farshid Arbabi Kalate Farshid Arbabi Kalate aminish@mums 10031947532846003188 10031947532846003188 No Zahean University of Medical Sciences Atefeh Tabriznia Tabriz Atefeh Tabriznia Tabriz aminish@mums 10031947532846003189 10031947532846003189 No Zahean University of Medical Sciences