is There an Alternative to Ultrasound Guided Interscalene Block?

Unknown 60 enrolled Tunisian Military Hospital

RandomizedParallel-groupSingle-blindTreatment

Summary

Interscalene brachial plexus block is the gold standard for perioperative pain management in shoulder surgery. However, this technique would have side effects and potential serious complications. The aim of this study is to compare between the combination of ultrasound guided suprascapular and supraclavicular nerve blocks versus ultrasound guided interscalene brachial plexus block for post operative analgesia after shoulder instability surgery with latarjet procedure.

Timeline

Start: 2015-04
Primary completion: 2015-05
Completion: 2015-05

Publications

Trabelsi W, Ben Gabsia A, Lebbi A, Sammoud W, Labbene I, Ferjani M. Suprascapular block associated with supraclavicular block: An alternative to isolated interscalene block for analgesia in shoulder instability surgery? Orthop Traumatol Surg Res. 2017 Feb;103(1):77-83. doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2016.10.012. Epub 2016 Dec 2.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Bupivacaine	Other / unclassified	15 ml	—
Subject	Bupivacaine	Other / unclassified	30 ml	—
Background	Morphine	Other / unclassified	—	—

Indications

No indication recorded.