Continuous Infusion of a Local Anesthetic Versus Interscalene Block for Postoperative Pain Control After Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1006-1011

  Webb, Darby ^a   Guttmann, Dan ^b   Cawley, Patrick ^c   Lubowitz, James H ^b  

^a Boise Orthopedic Clinic   (United States)

^b Taos Orthopedic Institute Research Foundation   (United States)

^c Breg Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Arthroscopy; Interscalene block; Pain pump; Rotator cuff repair; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; IBUPROFEN; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PERCOCET;

ADULT; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY; TABLET; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ARTHROSCOPY; BUPIVACAINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; SHOULDER JOINT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548488970     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2007.04.008     Document Type: Article

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