Indwelling interscalene catheter use in an outpatient setting for shoulder surgery: Technique, efficacy, and complications

• Published in: Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 388 - 395
• Main Authors: Bryan, Nathaniel A., MD, Swenson, Jeffrey D., MD, Greis, Patrick E., MD, Burks, Robert T., MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01.07.2007; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use; Arthroscopy; Biological and medical sciences; Brachial Plexus; Catheterization - adverse effects; Catheterization - methods; Catheters, Indwelling - adverse effects; Female; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Nerve Block - adverse effects; Nerve Block - methods; Orthopedics; Pain, Postoperative - drug therapy; Pneumology; Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases; Shoulder Joint; Human; Postoperative; Pneumothorax; Intravenous administration; Effusion; Respiratory disease; Toxicity; Catheter; Morphine; Narcotic analgesic; Pain; Treatment; Surgery; Shoulder; Pleural disease; Complication; Ambulatory; Technique; Ultrasound

Indwelling interscalene catheters are utilized for inpatient postoperative pain control after shoulder surgery. Improved medical equipment and advanced techniques may allow safe and efficacious outpatient use. One hundred and forty-four consecutive indwelling interscalene catheter placements were re...