Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Arthroscopic shoulder surgery with epinephrine saline irrigation.
To determine whether dilute epinephrine saline irrigation (0.33 mg/L) delivered by a pressure-controlled pump would significantly reduce intraoperative bleeding during routine arthroscopic shoulder surgery and, in addition, to investigate potential adverse cardiovascular reactions of adding epinephrine to the irrigation fluid. ⋯ The addition of epinephrine to irrigation fluid seems to reduce intra-articular bleeding during routine arthroscopic shoulder surgery and may improve visualization. Furthermore, no cardiovascular adverse reactions were observed resulting from the intra-articular epinephrine administration.