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Interscalene patient-controlled analgesia via a brachial plexus catheter provided postoperative pain relief for a patient undergoing revision total shoulder replacement.
Patient-controlled analgesia via an interscalene catheter can provide effective postoperative pain relief following revision total shoulder replacement.
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May support interscalene catheter PCA after revision shoulder arthroplasty; leaves open efficacy, safety, and generalizability.
The case of a patient undergoing revision total shoulder replacement is described in which postoperative pain relief was provided by patient‐controlled analgesia via a catheter inserted into the sheath of the brachial plexus by the interscalene approach.
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Lucas et al. (1997) studied this question. Interscalene patient-controlled analgesia via a brachial plexus catheter provided postoperative pain relief for a patient undergoing revision total shoulder replacement.
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