Open AccessComparison of paravertebral and interpleural block in patients undergoing modified radical mastectomy
Author(s) -
Pankaj Kundra,
Ramesh Varadharajan,
Yuvaraj Kotteeswaran,
Stalin Vinayagam
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9185.119133
Subject(s) - medicine , modified radical mastectomy , anesthesia , visual analogue scale , analgesic , bupivacaine , surgery , mastectomy , radical mastectomy , breast cancer , cancer
Paravertebral and inter pleural blocks (IPB) reduce post-operative pain and decrease the effect of post-operative pain on lung functions after breast surgery. This study was designed to determine their effect on lung functions and post-operative pain in patients undergoing modified radical mastectomy.