Pain Improvement Combining Cocktail therapy with Interscalene Block and SSN for Rotator Cuff Repairs

Study Type:Therapy

OE Level Evidence:1

Journal Level of Evidence:1

Effect of cocktail therapy after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: a randomized, double-blind trial.

J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2020 Jul;29(7):1310-1315

Contributing Authors: T Teratani

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Synopsis

One hundred and twenty-eight scheduled for an arthroscopic rotator cuff repair surgery were randomized equally to either receive a cocktail analgesic therapy combined with single-dose interscalene block and suprascapular nerve (SSN) block, or the single-dose interscalene block and SSN block alone. The outcome of interests included the incidence of adverse events (nausea, delayed wound healing, and...