Open AccessUltrasound-Guided Thoracic Paravertebral Block Enhances the Quality of Recovery After Modified Radical Mastectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Author(s) -
Fu-dong Rao,
Zongjie Wang,
Xijuan Chen,
Linwei Liu,
Bin Qian,
Yanhua Guo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pain research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 1178-7090
DOI - 10.2147/jpr.s325627
Subject(s) - medicine , ropivacaine , anesthesia , postoperative nausea and vomiting , visual analogue scale , randomized controlled trial , breast surgery , patient satisfaction , nausea , interquartile range , surgery , breast cancer , cancer
Ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB) has become increasingly popular for postoperative analgesia after breast surgery. We designed this prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to test the hypothesis that TPVB is superior to placebo in improving the patient quality of recovery following modified radical mastectomy.