Post-Operative Quality of Life Evaluation for Different Anesthesia Techniques for Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery

Post-Operative Quality of Life Evaluation for Different Anesthesia Techniques for Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery

Randomized controlled trial on efficacy of single injection or continuous interscalene brachial plexus block on analgesia in patients having outpatient rotator cuff surgery.

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients who agree to participate in the study will be asked to sign the informed consent and the HIPAA form.

Inclusive criteria are:

• 18-75 years of age
• ASA physical status I-III
• BMI < 35 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria:

• all open shoulder procedures
• patient having difficulty understanding the instruction on using the anesthetic infusion pump
• contraindications to administration of regional anesthesia (e.g., allergy to a local anesthetic, local infection and coagulopathy)
• significant neurologic disorders of the upper extremity
• psychiatric or cognitive disorders
• history of substance abuse or chronic opioid use