Adequate visualization during shoulder arthroscopy is of great importance for the procedure to be efficiently and effectively performed. The use of dilute epinephrine in irrigation fluid has been historically utilized to help with visualization. Given the potential safety issues documented in the literature related to epinephrine use, as well as the significant improvements in technique and instrumentation over the last decade, the need for this additive should be reexamined. The objective of the current study was to compare surgeon determined visualization in shoulder arthroscopy using irrigation fluid with and without epinephrine.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
83
Evaluating the effect of performing shoulder arthroscopy with and without epinephrine on visualization
St. Luke's University Hospital
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
Visualization
surgeon determined visualization during shoulder arthroscopy as judged by a VAS
Time frame: November 1, 2012- April 1, 2013 (5 months)
Fluid Use
fluid used during arthroscopy
Time frame: November 1, 2012-April 1, 2013 (5 months)
Operative time
operative time
Time frame: November 1, 2012-April 1, 2013 (5 months)
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