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Interscalene + Cervical Plexus Blocks For Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair

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May 2024

Interscalene + Cervical Plexus Blocks For Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair

Vol: 306| Issue: 5| Number:59| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

General anesthesia versus combined interscalene nerve/superficial cervical plexus block in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: A randomized prospective control trial.

Medicine (Baltimore) . 2023 Oct 20;102(42):e35522.

Contributing Authors:
S Kilbasanli M Kacmaz

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Synopsis

76 patients undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR) for rotator cuff tears were randomized to receive a cervical plexus block and interscalene block (ISB; n=38) or general anesthesia (GA; n=38). Outcomes of interest included processing time, waiting time to surgery, operative time, morphine consumption, diclofenac use, time to rescue analgesia, patient and surgeon satisfaction, time to ...

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