{"title":"A Retrospective Analysis of the Analgesic and Adverse Effects of Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block During Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery","authors":"G. Emmez, I. Gungor, T. Tezer, U. Kanatlı","doi":"10.54875/jarss.2023.71473","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Objective: Interscalene block (ISB) has become an accepted and effective technique of anesthetic and perioperative analgesia, in arthroscopic shoulder surgery. We aimed to retrospectively evaluate a series of patients who underwent arthroscopic shoulder surgery under combined ISB and general anesthesia. Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed consisting 641 patients who had ISB performed between June 2007 – January 2013 for success rates, side effects and complications. Results: The overall success rate of the blocks was 96.5%, with a mean postoperative analgesia time of 15.5 hours. While no patient suffered permanent nerve injury as a result of ISB, the most common complication noted in this analysis was local anesthetic-related convulsion, which occurred in only one patient. Conclusion: Interscalene block and general anesthesia combination, which provides high patient satisfaction with low side effects and complication profile, can be recommended for patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery. Keywords: Shoulder, arthroscopy, brachial plexus block, general anesthesia","PeriodicalId":36000,"journal":{"name":"Anestezi Dergisi","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Anestezi Dergisi","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.54875/jarss.2023.71473","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Objective: Interscalene block (ISB) has become an accepted and effective technique of anesthetic and perioperative analgesia, in arthroscopic shoulder surgery. We aimed to retrospectively evaluate a series of patients who underwent arthroscopic shoulder surgery under combined ISB and general anesthesia. Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed consisting 641 patients who had ISB performed between June 2007 – January 2013 for success rates, side effects and complications. Results: The overall success rate of the blocks was 96.5%, with a mean postoperative analgesia time of 15.5 hours. While no patient suffered permanent nerve injury as a result of ISB, the most common complication noted in this analysis was local anesthetic-related convulsion, which occurred in only one patient. Conclusion: Interscalene block and general anesthesia combination, which provides high patient satisfaction with low side effects and complication profile, can be recommended for patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery. Keywords: Shoulder, arthroscopy, brachial plexus block, general anesthesia