Overview
The aim of this study is to compare the quality of recovery in patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery depending on the type of anesthesia used:
- general anesthesia with preoperative brachial plexus block for intra- and postoperative analgesia
- regional anesthesia (brachial plexus block) with intraoperative sedation.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients of age 19 years and above, scheduled for shoulder arthroscopic surgery
Exclusion Criteria:
- emergency operation
- inflammation or infection at the site of nerve block administration
- inability to perform the quality of recovery questionnaire due to dementia or delirium
- severe lung disease (e.g. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or interstitial lung disease)
- contraindication to brachial plexus block
- history of hypersensitivity or side effect to ropivacaine