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F H Savoie1, L D Field, R N Jenkins
1Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center, Jackson, MS 39202, USA. busavoie@aol.com
Purpose:
This study was initiated to evaluate the effect of a pain control infusion catheter in managing postoperative pain.
Type Of Study:
In a prospective, randomized trial, 62 consecutive patients undergoing arthroscopic subacromial decompression had an indwelling pain control infusion catheter placed at the operative site.
Materials And Methods:
Thirty-one patients received 0.25% bupivacaine and 31 patients received saline infusions, each at a constant rate of 2 mL per hour. Patients evaluated their pain by visual analog scale, and also tabulated the amount of narcotic and nonnarcotic medication used each day in the first week of surgery.
Results:
There was a statistically significant difference in pain in all parameters tested in the bupivacaine group as compared with the saline control group (P <.05).
Conclusions:
The bupivacaine pain control infusion pump is an effective means of decreasing postoperative pain.
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