ADDITION OF FENTANYL TO LEVOBUPIVACAINE DECREASES POSTOPERATIVE PAIN DURING ARTHROSCOPIC SHOULDER SURGERY UNDER INTERSCALENE BRACHIAL PLEXUS BLOCK

Lafci A., Gokcinar D., Ornek D., Yilmaz S., Dikmen B., Un C., ...More

ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, vol.33, no.5, pp.827-831, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.19193/0393-6384_2017_5_123
  • Journal Name: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.827-831
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background and Aim: Interscalene brachial plexus block is a common technique used for perioperative pain management in patients undergoing shoulder surgery. This study aimed to determine the analgesic efficacy and hemodynamic effects of the addition of fentanyl to levobupivacaine interscalene brachial plexus block for shoulder surgery.