A Comparative Prospective Assessment of Preoperative 5% Dextrose and Normal Saline Loading on Outcomes Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Dextrose intravenous preoperative loading was found to be better than normal saline in reducing postoperative abdominal pain and nausea, which indicated that intravenous dextrose preoperative loading was an inexpensive approach to relieve postoperative pain and nausea after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Authors
- Salman Jafferi
- Sadia Lateef
- Tashaba Qaiser Faizi
- Adeela Z Siddiqui
- Anum Usman
- Rashad Siddiqi
Institutions
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (PK)
- Royal North Shore Hospital (AU)
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Al-Ahli Hospital (QA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.94614
- Primary Topic
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00