Efficacy and Safety of Phrenic-Nerve Sparing Blocks vs. Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block for Shoulder Surgery

Authors

• Jevaughn S. Davis, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 900 23rd Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20037, US. [email protected].
• Jason Robart, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 900 23rd Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20037, US.
• Boladale R. Ashiru, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 900 23rd Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20037, US.
• Parth K. Patel, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
• Marcus Archibald, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
• Eric Heinz, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Mary Washington Healthcare, Fredericksburg, VA, US.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

4-22-2026

Journal

Current pain and headache reports

Volume

30

Issue

1

DOI

10.1007/s11916-026-01488-2

Keywords

Acute pain management; Hemidiaphragm paresis; Interscalene nerve block; Phrenic nerve blockade; Postoperative pain; Shoulder surgery

APA Citation

Davis, Jevaughn S.; Robart, Jason; Ashiru, Boladale R.; Patel, Parth K.; Archibald, Marcus; and Heinz, Eric, "Efficacy and Safety of Phrenic-Nerve Sparing Blocks vs. Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block for Shoulder Surgery" (2026). GW Authored Works. Paper 9024.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/9024

Department

School of Medicine and Health Sciences Resident Works