Helen Liu, Haoyan Zhong, Nicole Zubizarreta, Paul Cagle, Jiabin Liu, Jashvant Poeran, Stavros G Memtsoudis
INTRODUCTION: Multimodal analgesia has been associated with reduced opioid utilization, opioid-related complications, and improved recovery in various orthopedic surgeries; however, large sample size data is lacking for shoulder surgery. METHODS: A retrospective review using the Premier Healthcare Database of patients who underwent inpatient or outpatient (reverse, total, partial) shoulder arthroplasty from 2010 to 2019. Opioid-only analgesia was compared with multimodal analgesia, categorized into 1, 2, or >2 additional analgesic modes, with/without a nerve block...
March 18, 2024: Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine