PROSPECT guideline for rotator cuff repair surgery: systematic review and procedure-specific postoperative pain management recommendations.

ABSTRACT: Rotator cuff repair can be associated with significant and difficult to treat postoperative pain. We aimed to evaluate the available literature and develop recommendations for optimal pain management after rotator cuff repair. A systematic review using procedure-specific postoperative pain management (PROSPECT) methodology was undertaken. Randomised controlled trials published in English from 1 January 2006 to 15 April 2019 assessing postoperative pain after rotator cuff repair using analgesic, anaesthetic or surgical interventions were identified from MEDLINE, Embase and Cochrane Databases. Out of 322 eligible studies identified, 59 randomised controlled trials and one systematic review met the inclusion criteria. Pre-operative and intra-operative interventions that improved postoperative

SUBMITTER: Toma O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6771830 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature