title: [Options and limits of interscalene nerve blocks].
abstract: Regional anaesthesia has gained increasing importance during the last decades. Successful regional anaesthesia for shoulder surgery requires a detailed knowledge of the relevant anatomy. Interscalene nerve blocks are most frequently used to anaesthetize the shoulder and among them the techniques according to Winnie, Meier, Pippa and Borgeat are the most popular. The techniques described by Meier and Borgeat are characterized by low complication rates. They are efficient for the majority of surgical procedures and therefore offer an interesting supplementation or an alternative to general anaesthesia. When carried out as a catheter-technique they provide a high quality postoperative pain therapy.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anaesthesiologie der Universität München. Klaus.Hofmann-Kiefer@med.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hofmann-Kiefer
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jacob
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rehm
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012782:Shoulder / Q000601:surgery*