Total daycare shoulder surgery

What is it about?

A prospective study of 112 patients having shoulder therapeutic arthroscopy or arthroplasty managed according to the total daycare pathway, which includes balanced anaesthesia and simple analgesia. One hundred and eight patients (96%) were discharged home by 17.00 hours without complications. However the remaining five cases required overnight admission for medical or anaesthetic reasons. This study demonstrates that, with the correct infrastructure and a multidisciplinary approach: the full spectrum of shoulder surgery may be performed on a daycase basis using interscalene block and simple analgesia.

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Why is it important?

This study demonstrates that, with the correct infrastructure and a multidisciplinary approach: the full spectrum of shoulder surgery may be performed on a daycase basis using interscalene block and simple analgesia.