Open AccessIntraoperative pectoral nerve block (Pec) for breast cancer surgery: A randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
Mary Ann Thomas,
Frenny Ann Philip,
Aleyamma Mathew,
K M Jagathnath Krishna
Publication year - 2018
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/joacp.joacp_191_17
Subject(s) - medicine , ropivacaine , analgesic , fentanyl , anesthesia , nerve block , randomized controlled trial , surgery , mann–whitney u test , saline , mastectomy , fascia , lidocaine , bolus (digestion) , breast cancer , modified radical mastectomy , placebo , cancer , alternative medicine , pathology
In centers with high turnover of breast surgeries, pectoral nerve block (Pec II) is time-consuming and requires ultrasound familiarity for administration. We decided to block the same nerves under vision after resection to evaluate postoperative analgesic effects.