Comparison of the analgesic effects of intrabursal oxycodone and bupivacaine after acromioplasty

• Published in: Journal of clinical anesthesia Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 11 - 16
• Main Authors: Muittari, Pasi A, Nelimarkka, Olavi, Seppälä, Timo, Kanto, Jussi H, Kirvelä, Olli A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.02.1999
• Subjects: Acromion - surgery; Acromioplasty; analgesia: patient-controlled, peripheral opioid, postoperative; Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use; Anesthesia, Local; Anesthetics, Local; Arthroscopy; Bupivacaine; Bursa, Synovial; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; oxycodone; Oxycodone - therapeutic use; surgery: shoulder; oxycodone; analgesia: patient-controlled, peripheral opioid, postoperative; surgery: shoulder; Acromioplasty

Study Objectives: To compare the peripheral analgesic effect of oxycodone, an opioid agonist, to the effect of bupivacaine infiltration and parenteral oxycodone administration in conjunction with shoulder surgery. Design: Prospective, randomized, double-blind study. Setting: University teaching hosp...