Editorial Commentary: Mounting Evidence for a Landmark-Based Approach to Suprascapular Nerve Block.
editorial · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.arthro.2019.05.031.
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Abstract
The surgeon-administered landmark-based approach for suprascapular nerve block (SNB) alone for postoperative pain relief after arthroscopic shoulder surgery as an alternative to interscalene nerve block (ISB) has been proven as effective as ultrasound-guided ISB. Questions remain about the SNB. For instance, is ultrasound guidance necessary for SNB or can it be performed using a landmark-based approach?
Medical subject headings
- Brachial Plexus Block
- Postoperative Pain
Anatomy
- shoulder
- scapula