The primary purpose of this study is to determine if the postoperative oral narcotics consumption in patients receiving liposomal bupivacaine (LB) interscalene brachial plexus nerve block (ISBPB) is different than the narcotics consumption receiving traditional bupivacaine ISBPB for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair analgesia.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
132
interscalene nerve block administered before surgery using 133 mg liposomal bupivacaine with 10mL 0.5% ropivacaine
interscale nerve block administered before surgery using 30mL 0.5% ropivacaine
Rothman Orthopaedics at Egg Harbor Township
Egg Harbor, New Jersey, United States
opioid consumption
postsurgical opioid consumption
Time frame: surgery through 48 hours post-op
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