Liposomal Bupivacaine in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

Summary

This is a randomized, single blinded, standard of care controlled clinical trial. All adult patients over eighteen desiring shoulder arthroplasty will be eligible. The study compares pain control and opioid consumption in patients undergoing shoulder arthroplasty between patients receiving liposomal bupivacaine and those who underwent a preoperative inter-scalene nerve block.

Timeline

Start

2014-10

Primary completion

2016-05

Completion

2016-06

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.