Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery
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J Shoulder Elbow Surg · Oct 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialEfficacy of continuous subacromial bupivacaine infusion for pain control after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair can be a painful outpatient procedure. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of continuous subacromial bupivacaine infusion to relieve pain after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. We hypothesized that patients receiving continuous subacromial bupivacaine infusions after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair will have less postoperative pain in the early postoperative period than placebo and control groups. ⋯ The use of continuous bupivacaine subacromial infusion catheters resulted in no detectable pain reduction after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair based on visual analog scale scores and narcotic medication consumption.