Open AccessWhat Pain Levels Do TSA Patients Experience When Given a Long-acting Nerve Block and Multimodal Analgesia?
Author(s) -
Jacques T. YaDeau,
David M. Dines,
Spencer S. Liu,
Michael A. Gordon,
Enrique A. Goytizolo,
Yi Lin,
Aaron A Schweitzer,
Kara G. Fields,
Lawrence V. Gulotta
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000000597
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , anesthesia , opioid , acetaminophen , bupivacaine , observational study , neurolysis , multimodal therapy , nerve block , gabapentin , analgesic , surgery , receptor , alternative medicine , pathology
The pain experience for total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) patients in the first 2 weeks after surgery has not been well described. Many approaches to pain management have been used, with none emerging as clearly superior; it is important that any approach minimizes postoperative opioid use.