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Remifentanil on Post-Operative Analgesic Consumption Following Shoulder Arthroplasty

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October 2022

Remifentanil on Post-Operative Analgesic Consumption Following Shoulder Arthroplasty

Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Effect of remifentanil on post-operative analgesic consumption in patients undergoing shoulder arthroplasty after interscalene brachial plexus block: a randomized controlled trial

J Anesth . 2022 Aug;36(4):506-513.

Contributing Authors:
Y Kim H Bae S Yoo SK Park YJ Lim S Sakura JT Kim

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Synopsis

Sixty-eight patients undergoing arthroscopic repair for rotator cuff tears with an interscalene brachial plexus block were randomized to receive either remifentanil intraoperatively (n=34) or no analgesics intraoperatively (n=34). The primary outcome of this trial was the dose of fentanyl-nefopam IV-PCA postoperatively over 24 hours. Secondary outcomes such as the amount of rescue analgesics, tota...

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