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Item The Novel Use of Different Bupivacaine Preparations with Combined Regional Techniques for Postoperative Pain Management in Non‐Opioid Based Laparoscopic Inguinal Herniorrhaphy(Elsevier, 2016-11) Eppstein, Andrew C.; Sakamoto, Bryan; Department of Surgery, IU School of MedicineOpioids are important for surgical pain control but may not be appropriate for patients with narcotic abuse histories or opioid intolerance. We describe a laparoscopic bilateral inguinal herniorrhaphy performed without perioperative or postoperative narcotics. Postoperative analgesia involves a novel technique using 2 different bupivacaine formulations that act synergistically to avoid lag time and provide extended pain relief during the acute surgical recovery phase.