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Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Serratus Plane Block for Breast Surgery

Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Serratus Plane Block on Postoperative Opioid Consumption for Modified Radical Mastectomy and Axillary Lymph Node Dissection

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03538483
Enrollment
60
Registered
2018-05-29
Start date
2017-12-01
Completion date
2018-09-30
Last updated
2019-05-10

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Conditions

Breast Cancer, Postoperative Pain

Brief summary

Serratus plane block (SPB) was first described in 2013 by Blanco and designed to primarily block the thoracic intercostal nerves. And this block provides sufficient analgesia lateral anterior and posterior part of thoracic wall.Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESPB) is a newly described and effective interfascial plane block for thoracic and abdominal surgery. It was first described by Forero et al. in 2016, effectiveness being reported in four cases. The aim of this study is to compare Serratus plane block and erector spinae plane block on postoperative pain in patients undergoing modified radical mastectomy and axillary lymph node dissection

Interventions

30 ml %0,25 bupivacaine

20 ml %0,25 bupivacaine

Sponsors

Ataturk University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* American Society of Anesthesiologist's physiologic state I-III patients * undergoing breast cancer surgery * 18-65 years

Exclusion criteria

* chronic pain * bleeding disorders * renal or hepatic insufficiency * patients on chronic non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications * emergency cases * coagulopathy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Opioid ConsumptionFirst 24 hoursFirst 24 hours total fentanyl consumption with patient controlled analgesia

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Visual analog pain scorepostoperative first24 hoursPost operative pain will be evaluated with a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score of 0-10 (0= no pain and 10= worst imaginable pain) at first hour postoperatively
Block Performing TimeFirst hourThe block time was defined as the period between the insertion of the needle and termination of local anesthetic administration

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026