Monitored Anesthesia Care for Patients Undergoing Shoulder Joint Surgery under Regional Anesthesia

Abstract

Monitored Anesthesia Care（MAC）refers to systemic patient management performed under surveillance by an anesthesiologist intraoperatively as well as during examination and treatment. The three-fold objective of MAC is safe sedation, alleviation of anxiety, and pain control. The proper application of MAC leads to an increase in patients’ satisfaction as well as faster recovery and return to activity.

At our institution, many cases of orthopedic surgery are performed under MAC, primarily involving regional anesthesia and sedation. The most common example of such management is that used for patients undergoing shoulder joint surgery. Herein, we introduce a method of MAC for application during surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff.