The Effect of Thoracal Paravertebral Block on Seroma Reduction in Breast Surgery
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Breast CancerSeroma
- Interventions
- Procedure: Thoracal paravertebral block
- Registration Number
- NCT03650868
- Lead Sponsor
- Kocaeli University
- Brief Summary
Thoracal paravertebral block (TPVB) is a commonly prefferred regional anesthesia technique to provide postoperative analgesia. In addition, the successful use of TPVB is reported for some seroma related pain cases. Postoperative analgesia in breast surgery is a difficult and overworked issue due to etensive surgery and complex innervation of the breast and in addition to this complex mechanisms, seroma accumulation has a negative effect for patients postoperatively. With this study, the investigators aimed to study the effect of TPVB on seroma reduction for breast cancer surgery.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
- 18-70 years of agge
- ASA I-II
- Undergoing elective breast cancer surgery
Exclusion Criteria
- obesity (body mass index >35 kg/m2)
- infection of the skin at the site of needle puncture area
- patients with known allergies to any of the study drugs
- coagulopathy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- CROSSOVER
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description TPVB group Thoracal paravertebral block Thoracal paravertebral block will be performed with 20cc of 0,25% bupivacaine preoperatively.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Seroma quantitiy 24 hour postoperatively. Seroma quantitiy of all patients will be recorded after 24 hour postoperatively.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Kocaeli University
🇹🇷Kocaeli, Turkey