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ArticleClinics in orthopedic surgery2025

Postoperative Delirium after Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: Interscalene Block Versus General Anesthesia.

Sung Min Rhee, Soo Young Kim, Cheol Hwan Kim, Kantanavar Radhakrishna, Divyanshu Dutt Dwivedi, Se Yeon Kim, Hyun Joo Ham, Yong Girl Rhee

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8 authors.

Sung Min RheeShoulder and Elbow Clinic, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7087-4219
Soo Young KimShoulder and Elbow Clinic, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Myongji Hospital, Goyang, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4830-0190
Cheol Hwan KimShoulder and Elbow Clinic, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Myongji Hospital, Goyang, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0189-3798
Kantanavar RadhakrishnaShoulder and Elbow Clinic, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Myongji Hospital, Goyang, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2434-8979
Divyanshu Dutt DwivediShoulder and Elbow Clinic, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Myongji Hospital, Goyang, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3037-0745
Se Yeon KimShoulder and Elbow Clinic, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Myongji Hospital, Goyang, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1948-3335
Hyun Joo HamShoulder and Elbow Clinic, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Myongji Hospital, Goyang, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8534-5205
Yong Girl RheeShoulder and Elbow Clinic, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Myongji Hospital, Goyang, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7729-0216

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Backgroud: This study aimed to assess the severity of postoperative delirium (PD) in elderly patients who underwent reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (rTSA) for irreparable massive rotator cuff tears (mRCTs) under general anesthesia (GA) compared to those under interscalene block (IB). Methods: Forty elderly patients aged 65 years or older diagnosed with an irreparable mRCT who underwent rTSA were included in the prospective case-controlled study. Of these, 20 patients were operated under GA and the other 20 under IB. The average age was 77.1 years (range, 65-95 years). The severity of delirious symptoms was evaluated by the Delirium Rating Scale-revised-98 (DRS) score from the patients or guardians before the surgery and at 0, 3, and 7 days and 1, 3, and 6 months after the surgery and compared between the 2 groups. Results: Immediately after surgery, the visual analog scale score difference between the groups was statistically significant, with the GA group at 6.25 (standard deviation, ± 0.85) and the IB group at 3.80 (± 0.62) ( Conclusions: IB can be an attractive and efficient anesthetic choice in preventing PD for elderly patients undergoing rTSA for irreparable mRCTs. The IB group showed lower DRS scores and a peak on day 0 compared to the higher DRS scores and peak on day 3 in the GA group. Additionally, IB showed less pain than GA.

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Anesthesia, GeneralArthroplasty, Replacement, ShoulderBrachial Plexus BlockDeliriumNerve BlockPostoperative ComplicationsRotator Cuff InjuriesAgedAged, 80 and overCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansMaleProspective StudiesInterscalene nerve blockPostoperative deliriumTotal shoulder arthroplasty

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PMID40170785
PMCPMC11957826

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