Comparison of postoperative pain in patients receiving interscalene block or general anesthesia for shoulder surgery

Christopher L. Wu; Lucien M. Rouse; Jeffrey M. Chen; Richard J. Miller

Comparison of postoperative pain in patients receiving interscalene block or general anesthesia for shoulder surgery

Christopher L. Wu, Lucien M. Rouse, Jeffrey M. Chen, Richard J. Miller

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

A retrospective review of 114 patients who underwent elective shoulder surgery from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 1996 was performed. Eighty-eight patients received general anesthesia and 26 patients received regional anesthesia (interscalene block). There were no differences in surgical and anesthesia time and time to hospital discharge between groups. Patients who received regional anesthesia had a shorter recovery room stay (63±25 minutes versus 85±33 minutes [P=.002]) and required less intraoperative fentanyl (174±96 μg versus 379±193 μg [P<.0001]) and morphine in the recovery room (2±3 mg versus 6±7 mg [P=.006]). A higher percentage of patients who received regional anesthesia had a lower pain rating at 4 hours. Regional anesthesia for shoulder surgery decreases pain and facilitates recovery in the immediate postoperative period.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	45-48
Number of pages	4
Journal	Orthopedics
Volume	25
Issue number	1
State	Published - 2002
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

Cite this

@article{f96612c1756d407f877455f51c0b48b9,

title = "Comparison of postoperative pain in patients receiving interscalene block or general anesthesia for shoulder surgery",

abstract = "A retrospective review of 114 patients who underwent elective shoulder surgery from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 1996 was performed. Eighty-eight patients received general anesthesia and 26 patients received regional anesthesia (interscalene block). There were no differences in surgical and anesthesia time and time to hospital discharge between groups. Patients who received regional anesthesia had a shorter recovery room stay (63±25 minutes versus 85±33 minutes [P=.002]) and required less intraoperative fentanyl (174±96 μg versus 379±193 μg [P<.0001]) and morphine in the recovery room (2±3 mg versus 6±7 mg [P=.006]). A higher percentage of patients who received regional anesthesia had a lower pain rating at 4 hours. Regional anesthesia for shoulder surgery decreases pain and facilitates recovery in the immediate postoperative period.",

author = "Wu, {Christopher L.} and Rouse, {Lucien M.} and Chen, {Jeffrey M.} and Miller, {Richard J.}",

year = "2002",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "25",

pages = "45--48",

journal = "Orthopedics",

issn = "0147-7447",

publisher = "Slack Incorporated",

number = "1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Comparison of postoperative pain in patients receiving interscalene block or general anesthesia for shoulder surgery

AU - Wu, Christopher L.

AU - Rouse, Lucien M.

AU - Chen, Jeffrey M.

AU - Miller, Richard J.

PY - 2002

Y1 - 2002

N2 - A retrospective review of 114 patients who underwent elective shoulder surgery from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 1996 was performed. Eighty-eight patients received general anesthesia and 26 patients received regional anesthesia (interscalene block). There were no differences in surgical and anesthesia time and time to hospital discharge between groups. Patients who received regional anesthesia had a shorter recovery room stay (63±25 minutes versus 85±33 minutes [P=.002]) and required less intraoperative fentanyl (174±96 μg versus 379±193 μg [P<.0001]) and morphine in the recovery room (2±3 mg versus 6±7 mg [P=.006]). A higher percentage of patients who received regional anesthesia had a lower pain rating at 4 hours. Regional anesthesia for shoulder surgery decreases pain and facilitates recovery in the immediate postoperative period.

AB - A retrospective review of 114 patients who underwent elective shoulder surgery from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 1996 was performed. Eighty-eight patients received general anesthesia and 26 patients received regional anesthesia (interscalene block). There were no differences in surgical and anesthesia time and time to hospital discharge between groups. Patients who received regional anesthesia had a shorter recovery room stay (63±25 minutes versus 85±33 minutes [P=.002]) and required less intraoperative fentanyl (174±96 μg versus 379±193 μg [P<.0001]) and morphine in the recovery room (2±3 mg versus 6±7 mg [P=.006]). A higher percentage of patients who received regional anesthesia had a lower pain rating at 4 hours. Regional anesthesia for shoulder surgery decreases pain and facilitates recovery in the immediate postoperative period.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0036149636&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0036149636&partnerID=8YFLogxK

M3 - Article

C2 - 11811241

AN - SCOPUS:0036149636

SN - 0147-7447

VL - 25

SP - 45

EP - 48

JO - Orthopedics

JF - Orthopedics

IS - 1

ER -

Comparison of postoperative pain in patients receiving interscalene block or general anesthesia for shoulder surgery

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this