Open AccessA pilot study to evaluate the efficacy of PEC blocks in minimising chronic post-mastectomy pain
Author(s) -
Lisa Sheehan,
Greg Mark Britten,
Sarah E. Clark
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of solid tumors
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-4075
pISSN - 1925-4067
DOI - 10.5430/jst.v10n2p30
Subject(s) - medicine , mastectomy , blockade , chronic pain , prospective cohort study , anesthesia , block (permutation group theory) , surgery , physical therapy , breast cancer , cancer , receptor , geometry , mathematics
This small prospective pilot study of 17 patients evaluated the efficacy of PECS block in preventing both immediate and long term post-operative pain after mastectomy. It describes the technique for performing a PECS blockade and demonstrated very low pain scores in both the peri-operative period and at 6 months.