title: Suprascapular nerve block: a narrative review.
abstract: Suprascapular nerve blockade (SSNB) is a simple and safe technique for providing relief from various types of shoulder pain, including rheumatologic disorders, cancer, and trauma pain, and postoperative pain due to shoulder arthroscopy. Posterior, superior, and anterior approaches may be used, the most common being the posterior. Recently, an ultrasound-guided approach has been described. In this review, the basic anatomy of the suprascapular nerve will be described. The different techniques of SSNB and indications for SSNB will be discussed. The complications of SSNB and outcomes of SSNB on the management of acute and chronic shoulder pain will be reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Wasser Pain Management Center, Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Anesthesia, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Chin-wern
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Philip W H
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Peng
mesh_terms: D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000818:Animals; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000294:innervation*; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local