Single Injection, Ultrasound Guided Paravertebral Block for Anesthesia in Breast Surgery.
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer
- Sponsor
- Campus Bio-Medico University
- Enrollment
- 20
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Post-operative pain
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 13 years ago
Overview
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.
Investigators
Massimiliano Carassiti
MD
Campus Bio-Medico University
Eligibility Criteria
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
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Post-operative pain
Time Frame: 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 Outcomes
- Consumption of analgesic drugs(up to 24 hours)
- Efficacy of Paravertebral block(pre-operative)