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Case Reports
Bilateral Continuous Suprascapular Nerve Blocks for Bilateral Shoulder Hemiarthroplasty.
- James M Flaherty, David B Auyong, and Neil A Hanson.
- From the Department of Anesthesiology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.
- A A Case Rep. 2016 Sep 15; 7 (6): 125-8.
AbstractWe 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.
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