Open AccessEfficacy of erector spinae plane block with opioid-sparing analgesic technique in breast-conserving surgery
Author(s) -
Wonjoong Kim,
Woosung Lim
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of surgical treatment and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.559
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2288-6796
pISSN - 2288-6575
DOI - 10.4174/astr.2021.100.5.253
Subject(s) - medicine , analgesic , perioperative , anesthesia , axilla , breast surgery , opioid , surgery , postoperative pain , breast cancer , receptor , cancer
Breast-conserving surgery (BCS) is a surgical method designed to minimize intraoperative tissue injury. Although this technique is minimally invasive, it can cause significant postoperative pain and may be a risk factor for persistent pain. Erector spinae plane block (ESPB) is an easy interfascial plane block for analgesia in patients undergoing breast surgery. The primary outcome was the numeric rating scale scores measured separately on the breast and axilla. Secondary outcomes included correlation between pain score and skin sensitivity test.