TABLE A1.
Detailed Search Strategy
| EMBASE: 416 Studies | MEDLINE: 469 Studies | PubMed: 679 Studies | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy | No. of Studies Identified | Strategy | No. of Studies Identified | Strategy | No. of Studies Identified |
| 1) arthroscopy.mp. or arthroscopy/ or shoulder arthroscopy/ | 32,006 | 1) arthroscopy.mp. or Arthroscopy/ | 25,720 | 1) arthroscop* | 33,666 |
| 2) shoulder surgery/ or shoulder/ or shoulder.mp. | 87,311 | 2) Shoulder Joint/ or Shoulder/ or shoulder.mp. | 67,877 | 2) shoulder | 70,181 |
| 3) nerve block.mp. or nerve block/ | 29,830 | 3) nerve block.mp. or Nerve Block/ | 21,771 | 3) ((nerve block) OR local OR regional OR suprascapular) | 1,053,052 |
| 4) suprascapular.mp. | 1693 | 4) regional block.mp. or Pain, Postoperative/ or Anesthetics, Local/ | 61,767 | 4) 1 AND 2 AND 3 | 679 |
| 5) local anesthetic agent/ or regional anesthesia/ or regional block.mp. | 43,757 | 5) suprascapular.mp. | 1247 | ||
| 6) 3 or 4 or 5 | 67,414 | 6) 3 or 4 or 5 | 77,326 | ||
| 7) 1 and 2 and 6 | 416 | 7) 1 and 2 and 6 | 469 | ||