Paravertebral Block (PVB) Combined Pectoral Musculature Blocks for Modified Radical Mastectomy (MRM)

Sun Yat-sen University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mastectomy, Modified Radical

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02747992

PVBPEC

Details and patient eligibility

About

Previous studies have shown that PVB reduces pain and postoperative nausea and vomiting after breast cancer surgery when used in addition to general anesthesia or sedation. However, major breast cancer surgery involves areas beyond the breast tissue, such as pectoral musculature.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status classification I to III
• 20 - 75 years of age
• female gender

Exclusion criteria

• body mass index (BMI) ≥ 35 kg/m2
• modified radical mastectomy not performed by the single surgeon (Ben Long Yu)
• anesthesia not performed by the single anesthesiologist (Nai Liang Li)

Trial design

100 participants in 2 patient groups

PECS 0

Description:

receiving paravertebral block

PECS 1

Description:

receiving paravertebral block and blocks targeting pectoral musculature