Serratus anterior plane block for pain relief in breast surgeries
- Conditions
- Malignant neoplasm of breast,
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/01/017194
- Lead Sponsor
- SRM medical college hospital and research centre
- Brief Summary
44 ASA 1&2 patients posted for modified radical mastectomy surgeries are randomly divided into two groups - group A patients receive ultrasound guided Serratus Anterior Plane block under General anaesthesia with 20 ml of 0.25%ropivacaine with 8mg Dexamethasone and group B patients receive general anaesthesia without any block. Postoperatively all patients will be administered PCA morphine pump with basal infusion rate of 0.1mg/hr and bolus of 1mg with lockout interval of 10min. The time to request for first dose of analgesia and the total morphine consumed in 24hours are noted and compared. The side effects, if any are also observed. The hypothesis of the study is by performing Serratus Anterior Plane block, the duration of postoperative analgesia is prolonged and morphine consumption in the postoperative period is decreased.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Not Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 44
ASA 1&2 patients posted for MRM surgeries 60-100kg age 18-60 years.
ASA 3 and above Patients not willing for the study Allergy to local anaesthetics Coagulation abnormalities.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method duration of postoperative analgesia from the administration of block to onset of pain requiring analgesia
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method analgesic consumption in the postoperative period from the surgery end to 24hours postoperatively
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
SRM medical college hospital
🇮🇳Kancheepuram, TAMIL NADU, India
SRM medical college hospital🇮🇳Kancheepuram, TAMIL NADU, IndiasaravananPrincipal investigator9884001153drcrsaravanan@gmail.com