Technique
In ome technique, the skin is infiltrated in the line of the proposed incision, and the subcutaneous, muscle, and rectus sheath layers are injected as the abdomen is opened. A dilure solution of lidocine 30 mL of 2 percent with 1:200,000 epinephrine diluted with 60mL of normal saline is prepared, and a total of 100 to 120 mL is infiltrated. Injection of large volumes into the farry layers, which are relatively devoid of nerve suppy, is avoided to limit the total dose of local anesthetic needed.