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The Shoulder Block

Bhavin Shukla1†, Mark Chaddock2, Darcy Price2

1Anaesthetic Fellow, North Shore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
2Consultants in Perioperative Medicine and Anaesthesia, North Shore Hospital, Auckland,
New Zealand

Edited by: Dr Simeon West and Dr Su Cheen Ng, Consultant Anaesthetists, University College Hospital, London, UK

†Corresponding author email: bjshukla@hotmail.com

Published August 10, 2021

Abstract

The shoulder block (combined suprascapular and axillary nerve block) has been developed as an alternative to interscalene block (ISB) for shoulder surgery. The nerves are blocked peripherally around the joint to provide analgesia rather than anaesthesia. It can be used in arthroscopic and open procedures, particularly for those for whom ISB are contraindicated.

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