Analgesic Effect of Interscalene Block Using Low-Dose Bupivacaine for Outpatient Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery

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Double-blind trial reports reduced pain scores and morphine use in outpatient shoulder surgery with interscalene block, suggesting its effectiveness.

Interscalene block with low-dose bupivacaine significantly reduced morphine consumption compared to saline.
Postoperative pain scores in the ISBPB group were lower within 120 minutes after surgery.
Patients receiving interscalene block experienced greater satisfaction with postoperative analgesia.
One-third of patients in the ISBPB group required no analgesics prior to discharge.

Al‐Kaisy et al. (1998) studied this question.

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Double-blind trial reports reduced pain scores and morphine use in outpatient shoulder surgery with interscalene block, suggesting its effectiveness.