About this trial
The purpose of this study, called a cross-sectional survey, is to interview patients on their experiences of pain and recovery following keyhole shoulder surgery, after receiving a single shot nerve block in addition to a general anesthetic. The researchers would like to explore patients' experiences to see if there are groups of patients who may benefit from insertion of a nerve catheter as compared to a single shot nerve block injection for keyhole shoulder surgery.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients receiving a single-injection PNB for outpatient arthroscopic shoulder surgery at TWH and WCH
Age ≥18 years
Able to communicate in English
Disqualifiers
Cognitive impairment (inability to consent to participate in study)
Refusal to participate in study
Patients with primary block failure defined as those without a detectable sensory or motor block (determined by inability to abduct the arm and numbness or loss of sensation to pinprick over lateral shoulder/deltoid muscle, C5 dermatome)
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Not listed