Plexus Anesthesia in Lateral, Head-Down Position for Elective Surgery of the Shoulder

University Hospital Muenster64 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the axillary plexus block performed in lateral, head down position is effective in the perioperative analgesia in patients scheduled for elective surgery of the shoulder.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Shoulder Surgery

Interventions

Positioning and anesthesiaPROCEDURE

Positioning during axillary plexus block

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * patients scheduled for elective surgery of the shoulder Exclusion Criteria: * lateral, head down position not possible

Locations (1)

Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital Muenster

Münster, Germany

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score

Time frame: 8 hours after start of axillary plexus block

VAS Score

Time frame: 24 hours after start of axillary plexus block

Secondary Outcomes

Opioid consumption

Time frame: intraoperatively

Patient comfort

Time frame: six months after surgery

Opioid consumption

Time frame: during hospital stay

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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