Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology
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Randomized Controlled Trial
[Optimal analgesic effect of continuous supraclavicular brachial plexus block with ropivacaine after shoulder surgery].
Optimal dose of local anesthetics for supraclavicular brachial plexus block (BPB) is still unknown. We prospectively investigated the analgesic effect of ultrasound-guided continuous supraclavicular BPB with ropivacaine at different infusion rates. ⋯ Continuous supraclavicular BPB with 0.2% ropivacaine at 6 ml x hr(-1) is effective for the pain management after shoulder surgery and is not an excess dose.