Is Intra-Articular Magnesium Effective for Postoperative Analgesia in Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery?

Tuba Berra Saritas; Hale Borazan; Selmin Okesli; Mustafa Yel; Seref Otelcioglu

doi:10.1155/2015/648063

Pain Research and Management (Jan 2015)

Is Intra-Articular Magnesium Effective for Postoperative Analgesia in Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery?

Tuba Berra Saritas,
Hale Borazan,
Selmin Okesli,
Mustafa Yel,
Seref Otelcioglu

Affiliations

Tuba Berra Saritas: Anesthesiology and Reanimation Department, Necmettin Erbakan U Meram Medical School, Konya, Turkey
Hale Borazan: Anesthesiology and Reanimation Department, Necmettin Erbakan U Meram Medical School, Konya, Turkey
Selmin Okesli: Anesthesiology and Reanimation Department, Necmettin Erbakan U Meram Medical School, Konya, Turkey
Mustafa Yel: Orthopaedics Department, Necmettin Erbakan U Meram Medical School, Konya, Turkey
Seref Otelcioglu: Anesthesiology and Reanimation Department, Necmettin Erbakan U Meram Medical School, Konya, Turkey

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/648063
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 20, no. 1
pp. 35 – 38

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Various medications are used intra-articularly for postoperative pain reduction after arthroscopic shoulder surgery. Magnesium, a N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist, may be effective for reduction of both postoperative pain scores and analgesic requirements.

Published in Pain Research and Management

ISSN: 1203-6765 (Print); 1918-1523 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/prm/

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