Anaesthesia
Conditions
Interventions
Interscalene brachial plexus block for postoperative analgesia following shoulder arthroscopy
Shoulder block Combined Suprascapular n.b. with axillary n.b.
Sponsors
Faculty of medicine Ainshams University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Patients aged between 18 – 60 years’ old • Both sexes • Physical Status: ASA I and II Patients
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Refusal of procedure or participation in the study • Patient under age of 18 years old or above 60 years’ old • Physical status: ASA III or above • Body weight less than 60 kg or above 100 kg • Pregnancy or lactation • Infection at site of injection • Psychiatric illness • CNS Diseases like (epilepsy, stroke …etc.) or neurological disease affecting patient’s upper limb • History or evidence of coagulopathy • Allergies to drug used (Bupivacaine 0.5%) • Difficult visualization of the anatomy • Recorded failure of block 30 minutes after injection of LA.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparison between Interscalene brachial plexus block ISB with the selective blockade of suprascapular and axillary nerves (ShB) for postoperative analgesia after shoulder arthroscopic surgery guided with ultrasound and nerve stimulator | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| postoperative different complications;Degree of patient satisfaction in each group;Intraoperative doses of different anesthetic drugs in comparison with the regular doses used in the same surgery without block | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactSherif Farouk
Professor of anasethiology ICU and pain management
Outcome results
None listed