Exparel use in Shoulder Arthroplasty

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Case description

Dr. Richard Hawkins with the Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas talks about the use of Exparel in his shoulder arthroplasty patients. Exparel is used as an opioid sparing care pathway and is injected at the time of surgery. In many cases this drug can be used in place of a nerve block and controls pain for up to 3 days. This allows patients to get moving quicker, lessens nausea, have shorter hospital stays, and saves the patient and the hospital cost.

tags: shoulder arthroplasty

related terms: opioid sparing care pathway, nerve block, pain contorl, moving qiecker, less nausea, shorter hospital stay, save patient cost, save hospital cost


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