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ISB with ropivacaine plus perineural or IV buprenorphine, clonidine, & dexamethasone

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August 2016

ISB with ropivacaine plus perineural or IV buprenorphine, clonidine, & dexamethasone

Vol: 5| Issue: 8| Number:52| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Buprenorphine, Clonidine, Dexamethasone, and Ropivacaine for Interscalene Nerve Blockade: A Prospective, Randomized, Blinded, Ropivacaine Dose-Response Study

Pain Med. 2016 May;17(5):940-60

Contributing Authors:
JT Yadeau MA Gordon EA Goytizolo Y Lin KG Fields AK Goon G Holck TW Miu LV Gulotta DM Dines EV Craig

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Synopsis

80 patients undergoing total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) were randomized into one of the four groups for postoperative analgesia. Patients were allocated with either low-dose ropivacaine (0.1%), medium-dose ropivacaine (0.2%), or high-dose ropivacaine (0.375%) interscalene nerve block (ISB) plus perineural clonidine, dexamethasone, buprenorphine, or a control group with ISB with 0.375% ropivacaine...

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