Open AccessA randomised controlled study of the post-operative analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided pectoral nerve block in the first 24 h after modified radical mastectomy
Author(s) -
Satish Kumar,
Divya Goel,
Santosh Kumar Sharma,
Sajjad Ahmad,
Priyanka Dwivedi,
Narendra Deo,
Raka Rani
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/ija.ija_523_17
Subject(s) - medicine , tramadol , analgesic , general anaesthesia , modified radical mastectomy , visual analogue scale , anesthesia , nerve block , randomized controlled trial , mann–whitney u test , mastectomy , surgery , breast cancer , cancer
Breast cancer has become the most common cancer in women worldwide. Acute post-operative pain following mastectomy remains a challenge for the anaesthesiologist despite a range of treatment options available. The present study aimed to compare the post-operative analgesic efficacy of pectoral nerve (Pecs) block performed under ultrasound with our standard practice of opioids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for mastectomy.