Administration volume and technique are critical to achieving optimal results

The videos below include a variety of surgical procedures that demonstrate examples of how to administer EXPAREL for optimal pain control and coverage.

Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff RepairPerformed by: Dr Sethi

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This video represents an individual clinician experience with and methodology for using EXPAREL.

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Multimodal protocol and results: shoulder arthroplasty

Study design1

Retrospective study comparing the efficacy of EXPAREL and dexamethasone intraoperatively as part of multimodal pain management (n=31) versus standard multimodal pain management (n=24) in patients undergoing elective shoulder arthroplasty.

Multimodal protocol

PREOPERATIVE

  • Single-injection interscalene block
    • Acetaminophen 1000 mg intravenously
    • Gabapentin 600 mg orally
    • Oxycodone 10 mg orally
    • Celecoxib 200 mg orally

INTRAOPERATIVE

  • Standard multimodal group: none
  • EXPAREL group:
    • EXPAREL 266 mg/20 mL + saline 20 mL + 0.25% bupivacaine HCl with epinephrine 10 mL*
    • Dexamethasone 8 to 10 mg intravenously

POSTSURGICAL

  • Ketorolac intravenously
  • Acetaminophen intravenously
  • Gabapentin orally
  • Oxycodone 5 mg and 10 mg orally for mild to moderate pain
  • Hydromorphone 0.5 mg, 1 mg, and 2 mg intravenously for moderate to severe pain

Patients who received multimodal analgesia with EXPAREL

Lower pain level
  • 3.5 vs 7.5 VAS pain score on POD 1 (P<0.001)
Fewer opioids used in PACU*†
  • 20 mg vs 40.5 mg in cumulative utilization (P<0.001)
Shorter LOS
  • 1 day vs 2 days (P<0.001)

*The use of EXPAREL in combination with epinephrine is not part of the approved label.

†Opioid intake measured in MED (mg).

LOS, length of stay; MED, morphine equivalent dosing; POD, postoperative day; VAS, visual analog scale; ISBP, interscalene brachial plexus.

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