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Increased narcotic use seen after shoulder arthroplasty with interscalene block plus Exparel

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Increased narcotic use seen after shoulder arthroplasty with interscalene block plus Exparel

Source: Healio

Patients who received interscalene brachial plexus block plus soft tissue infiltration with Exparel when undergoing primary shoulder arthroplasty used significantly more narcotics postoperatively and had no significant reduction in pain scores in the early postoperative period compared with patients who received interscalene brachial plexus block alone, according to results published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

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