Analgesic Efficacy of Continuous Infusion of Local Anaesthetic Versus Single-shot Injection Interscalene Block

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2022-02-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aim of this study is to study the analgesic efficacy of a continuous infusion of local anaesthetics for interscalene brachial plexus block after major shoulder surgery in the setting of multimodal analgesia, in order to determine whether the use of a catheter is still necessary in a contemporary practice.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Eric Albrecht
• Treatments: Ropivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• patient scheduled for a major shoulder surgery (total shoulder arthroplasty or rotator cuff repair);

• ASA class 1 to 3;

• age more than 18 years old.

Exclusion Criteria:

• patient refusal or inability to understand and/or sign the inform consent

• contraindication for perineural block (allergy to local anesthetics, infection of puncture site, major coagulopathy, sensitive or motor deficiency on the operative side arm);

• chronic alcool abuse;

• chronic pain under chronic opioid treatment

• opioid drug abuse or under substitution treatment

• patients known for allergies to paracetamol, non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs, dexamethasone, sulfate magnesium, ondansetron, droperidol, and omeprazole;

• patients under chronic corticotherapy

• patients known for malignant hyperthermia;

• patients with chronic kidney failure class 3 or more;

• patients with severe pulmonary disease;

• patients with history of neck surgery or radiotherapy on the operative side;

• pregnancy.