Respiratory impact of local anaesthetic volume after an interscalene brachial plexus block with an extrafascial injection: time to advocate for continuous interscalene brachial plexus blocks for shoulder surgery. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2025; 134: 1153-60

Authors

Mia Ye, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
Jody C. Leng, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA; Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Service, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Nabil M. Elkassabany, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Edward R. Mariano, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA; Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Service, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA. Electronic address: emariano@stanford.edu.

Document Type

Letter to the Editor

Publication Date

5-22-2025

Journal

British journal of anaesthesia

DOI

10.1016/j.bja.2025.04.028

Keywords

brachial plexus block; continuous peripheral nerve block; interscalene block; perineural catheter; postoperative outcomes; regional anaesthesia

APA Citation

Ye, Mia; Leng, Jody C.; Elkassabany, Nabil M.; and Mariano, Edward R., "Respiratory impact of local anaesthetic volume after an interscalene brachial plexus block with an extrafascial injection: time to advocate for continuous interscalene brachial plexus blocks for shoulder surgery. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2025; 134: 1153-60" (2025). GW Authored Works. Paper 7221.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/7221

Department

School of Medicine and Health Sciences Student Works