Following arthroscopic shoulder surgery a small but significant number of people suffer severe postoperative pain. This study aims to predict which patients are at risk of developing severe post operative pain so that they may be targeted with a more aggressive post operative pain regimen.
Patients presenting for elective (day case) arthroscopic shoulder surgery for either Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression (ASD Group) or Rotator Cuff Repair (RCR Group) are recruited. Using a Cefar PainMatcher, a pain and sensory threshold assessment tool, consenting patients will have their preoperative pain thresholds recorded. The patients will then have a standard anaesthetic administered with TIVA (propofol/remifentanil) and either a subacromial injection (ASD Group) or interscalene block (RCR Group). Four days following surgery a telephone questionnaire will be completed by the patients recording their worst pain score since surgery.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
43
Assessment of preoperative pain threshold using electrical stimulation using a Painmatcher machine.
Measurement of preoperative electrical pain threshold and self reporting of postoperative pain scores (for 4 days) on VAS.
Victoria Hospital
Kirkcaldy, Fife, United Kingdom
Post operative pain level
Post operative pain level recorded on a VAS (0-10) at rest and movement for the first four days pots shoulder surgery. This information will be correlated with the preoperative pain threshold of patients taken with the Pain matcher machine.
Time frame: 4 days
This platform is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional.