Comparison of Paracoracoid Subscapularis Plane Block to Interscalene Block for Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery

Summary

One hundred and twenty patients will be randomized to Interscalene block or Paracoracoid Subscapularis plane block. The study will evaluate the efficacy and duration of blocks in the 2 groups with regards to postoperative analgesia and degree of respiratory depression.

Timeline

Start

2017-06-15

Primary completion

2018-03

Completion

2018-12

Publications

• Background Sondekoppam RV, Lopera-Velasquez LM, Naik L, Ganapathy S. Subscapularis and sub-omohyoid plane blocks: an alternative to peripheral nerve blocks for shoulder analgesia. Br J Anaesth. 2016 Dec;117(6):831-832. doi: 10.1093/bja/aew370. No abstract available.

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