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Manipulation Under Anesthesia (MUA) - Shoulder

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Position : Supine, arms free at side
Time : 5-30 min (very short)
Blood Loss : Zero
Maintenance Paralytic : No

Anesthetic Approaches

1MAC, Propofol Push
The Surgery

The patient will usually stay in the bed they came in. After sedation is achieved, the surgeon will manipulate the arm well past the points that were previously painful. This is to free up connective...

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