Intense e recurrent nociceptive stimulation, which occurs in the postoperatively, can trigger sensitization of the peripheral and central nociceptive pathway, leading to chronic pain. Patients with rotator cuff injury often present to surgery due to referred moderate to intense long-term pain. During the immediate postoperative period, pain is rare due to the routine administration of a brachial plexus blockade as an adjuvant to improve the quality of postoperative analgesia. However, after the second postoperative day, the effect of the blockade ceases, and the pain becomes high and hard to treat, leading the patient to request administration of more frequent and more potent analgesics. The aim of this project is to assess the postoperative analgesic benefits of a brachial plexus blockcade 2 days before arthroscopic surgical correction of rotator cuff injury by reducing the sensitization of the nociceptive pathway.
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Pain score on third postoperative day
Timeframe: Three days