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Continuing Education in Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain 2008 8(6):228-230; doi:10.1093/bjaceaccp/mkn043
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© The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia [2008]. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

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Anaesthesia for shoulder surgery

1. Regarding the innervation of the shoulder:
  1. Shoulder surgery can be carried out using brachial plexus block alone.
  2. The supraclavicular nerves arise from the lower trunk of the brachial plexus.
  3. The suprascapular nerve innervates a significant part of the shoulder joint.
  4. Cutaneous analgesia over the shoulder region is a reliable sign of successful block.
  5. The axillary nerve is reliably blocked using an axillary brachial plexus block.

2. Regarding interscalene block:
  1. Can be used as the sole anaesthetic technique for shoulder surgery.
  2. Requires a distal motor response with a peripheral nerve stimulator to provide a successful block.
  3. May occasionally cause total spinal anaesthesia.
  4. Will invariably cause hemidiaphragmatic paresis.
  5. Is suitable for ultrasonic location.

3. Regarding shoulder surgery:
  1. Neurological injuries as a result of surgery are extremely rare.
  2. The Bezold–Jarisch reflex may cause intraoperative hypertension.
  3. Brachial plexus bock . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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