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A Comparison of Combined Suprascapular and Axillary Nerve Blocks to Interscalene Nerve Block for Analgesia in Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: An Equivalence Study

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  • Shalini Dhir From the *Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, St Joseph's Health Care, Western University, London, Ontario; and †Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; ‡Department of Anesthesia, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; and §Department of Orthopedics, St Joseph's Health Care, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Rakesh V. Sondekoppam From the *Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, St Joseph's Health Care, Western University, London, Ontario; and †Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; ‡Department of Anesthesia, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; and §Department of Orthopedics, St Joseph's Health Care, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Ranjita Sharma From the *Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, St Joseph's Health Care, Western University, London, Ontario; and †Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; ‡Department of Anesthesia, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; and §Department of Orthopedics, St Joseph's Health Care, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Sugantha Ganapathy From the *Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, St Joseph's Health Care, Western University, London, Ontario; and †Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; ‡Department of Anesthesia, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; and §Department of Orthopedics, St Joseph's Health Care, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • George S. Athwal From the *Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, St Joseph's Health Care, Western University, London, Ontario; and †Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; ‡Department of Anesthesia, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; and §Department of Orthopedics, St Joseph's Health Care, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Address correspondence to: Shalini Dhir, MD, FRCPC, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, SJHC, 268 Grosvenor St, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 4V2 (e-mail: shalini.dhir@sjhc.london.on.ca).

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Dhir S, Sondekoppam RV, Sharma R, et al
A Comparison of Combined Suprascapular and Axillary Nerve Blocks to Interscalene Nerve Block for Analgesia in Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: An Equivalence Study

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  • First published September 1, 2016.
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June 10, 2020

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