Breast Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
Ultrasound-guided paravertebral block, regional anesthesia, breast surgery
Brief summary
The purpouse of the study is to determine wether Ultrasound Guided,Ens-assisted paravertebral block with single shot is a safe and reliable anesthetic technique in breast surgery.
Detailed description
General anaesthesia is currently the conventional technique used for breast surgery. Thoracic Paravertebral block (PVB) has been used with multiple injection. We compared a single injection thoracic PVB with general anaesthesia (GA) in 20 consenting patients, scheduled for unilateral breast surgery.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Campus Bio-Medico University
Study design
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* American Society of Anesthesiologists classification I-III * Written informed consent * Age older than 18 years old
Exclusion criteria
* allergy to local anesthetics * local sepsis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Post-operative pain | Up to 24 hours | The anesthesist evaluated the post-operative pain at rest and in movement with the NRS at 3-6-12-24 hours. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Consumption of analgesic drugs | up to 24 hours | We register the consumption of analgesic drugs in both groups in the post-operative period till 24 hours. |
| Efficacy of Paravertebral block | pre-operative | We evaluate efficacy and extension of the block with ice test and pin-prick test |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Post-operative nausea and vomit | up to 24 hours | We register the incidence of nausea and vomit in the post-perative time. |
| Appreciation of patients | At 24 hours | We administer an assessment questionnaire to patients to evaluate the appreciation of the anesthesiologic technique |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed