Bilateral Continuous Suprascapular Nerve Blocks for Bilateral Shoulder Hemiarthroplasty

We report a novel case of a patient undergoing a bilateral shoulder hemiarthroplasty for chronic bilateral shoulder dislocations with proximal humeral fractures. Bilateral selective suprascapular nerve catheters were placed preoperatively with the intent to provide continuous local anesthetic-based analgesia while sparing diaphragmatic function. Postoperative respiratory mechanics were relatively spared while numerical rating scale pain scores were suggestive of analgesic benefit.

Source: A&A Case Reports - September 15, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Case Reports: Case Report Source Type: research