The Combination of PECS II Block and Parasternal Block for Radical Mastectomy

San Salvatore Hospital of L'Aquila

Status: Completed

Conditions: Breast Cancer

Treatments: Procedure: PECS II and parasternal block; Drug: Levobupivacaine

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03754816

0180910/16

Details and patient eligibility

About

The combination of PECS II and parasternal Block provides analgesia after radical mastectomy

Full description

The cambionation of PECS II block and parasternal block

Enrollment: 65 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ASA status patients:1,2 and 3
• patients undergoing to radical mastectomy with axillary dissection and breast-implant reconstruction

Exclusion criteria

• patients with allergy to local anesthetics
• ASA status patients: 4
• breast anatomy abnormalities
• neurological diseases
• septic conditions
• coagulopathies
• drug abuse history

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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65 participants in 1 patient group

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

The combination of PECS II and parasternal block performed by injecting Levobupivacaine 0.375% 40 ml, injected between minor and major pectoralis muscles, between minor and serratus muscles and between major and intercostal muscles

Treatment:

Drug: Levobupivacaine

Procedure: PECS II and parasternal block