A Comparison of ESP Block to SSN Block for Analgesia in Shoulder Surgery

A Comparison of Erector Spinae Plane Block to Suprascapular Nerve Block for Analgesia in Shoulder Surgery

A comparison between Erector Spinae Plane block and Suprascapular nerve block in providing analgesia for shoulder surgery

Suprascapular nerve block is considered a phrenic nerve sparing approach that recently introduced as alternative for interscalene brachial plexus nerve block in shoulder surgery. However, some researchers reported that Suprascapular nerve block alone results in an ineffective analgesia. Erector Spinae Plane block is supposed to be able in providing adequate analgesia in shoulder surgery

Inclusion Criteria:

• ASA I and II,
• Age above 21 years and below 60 years in both sexes,
• Cooperative patients,
• Patients with a BMI (body mass index) not exceeding 35.

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients with cardiovascular or respiratory compromise,
• Patient refusal,
• Coagulopathy,
• Local tissue infection,
• Allergy to local anesthesia,
• prior to cervical or thoracic spine surgery.