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Greater fluid retention and early post-op pain with automated pump system vs gravity flow system

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January 2020

Greater fluid retention and early post-op pain with automated pump system vs gravity flow system

Vol: 9| Issue: 1| Number:16| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Fluid retention after shoulder arthroscopy: gravity flow vs. automated pump-a prospective randomized study

J Shoulder Elbow Surg.2019 Volume 28, Issue 10, Pages 1911–1917

Contributing Authors:
B Catal I Azboy

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Synopsis

48 patients scheduled for an arthroscopic shoulder procedure were randomized to receive intra-articular irrigation with normal saline using an automated pump system or a gravity flow system. The primary outcome of interest was soft tissue fluid retention, as measured by weight gain post-operation. Secondary outcomes of interest included the increase in deltoid diameter and pain scores on a Visual ...

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