Surgeon-Administered Nerve Block During Rotator Cuff Repair Can Promote Recovery with Little or No Post-operative Opioid Use

ConclusionWith this local –regional nerve-blocking protocol, opioid use after ARCR was unexpectedly low, and a large proportion of patients recovered without any post-surgical opioids. The correlation seen between opioid use and age may not be clinically significant, given the low use of post-operative opioids overall. The se results may be useful in guiding post-operative opioid prescribing after ARCR, as well as in lowering costs associated with ARCR.
Source: HSS Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research