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. 2022 Aug 18;130(2):217–225. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2022.06.031

Table 2.

Perceived accuracy assessment by peripheral nerve block. FNr, false-negative rate; FPr, false-positive rate; TNr, true-negative rate; TPr, true-positive rate.

Peripheral nerve block True positive
True negative
False positive
False negative
Accuracy (TPr+TNr) Total structures
TPr Structures TNr Structures FPr Structures FNr Structures
Interscalene-level brachial plexus block 0.908 139 0.033 5 0.013 2 0.046 7 0.941 153
Upper-trunk block 0.896 69 0.013 1 0.052 4 0.039 3 0.909 77
Supraclavicular-level brachial plexus block 0.958 226 0.025 6 0.008 2 0.008 2 0.983 236
Axillary-level brachial plexus block 0.951 366 0.026 10 0.003 1 0.021 8 0.977 385
Erector spinae plane block 0.638 97 0.250 38 0.000 0 0.112 17 0.888 152
Rectus sheath block 0.968 149 0.000 0 0.032 5 0.000 0 0.968 154
Suprainguinal fascia iliaca block 0.702 106 0.060 9 0.219 33 0.020 3 0.762 151
Adductor canal block 0.872 136 0.032 5 0.000 0 0.096 15 0.904 156
Popliteal-level sciatic nerve block 0.875 140 0.106 17 0.006 1 0.013 2 0.981 160
Average/total 0.879 1428 0.056 91 0.030 48 0.035 57 0.935 1624