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Analgesic Efficacy of Erector Spinae Plane Block After Breast Cancer Surgery

Completed
Conditions
Postoperative Pain
Breast Cancer
Interventions
Procedure: Ultrasound guided Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESPB)
Registration Number
NCT04512391
Lead Sponsor
TC Erciyes University
Brief Summary

Erector spinae plane block(ESPB), which is firstly used for thoracic neuropathic pain, is newly developed and highly promising fascial plane block for providing postoperative analgesia for a great deal of surgeries including breast surgery. The investigators aim to study efficacy of ESPB for patients who undergone breast cancer surgery and is expected to benefit from opioid-sparing effect of this technique.

Detailed Description

This is a retrospective, single-center clinical trial to evaluate analgesic efficacy of Erector spinae plane block (ESPB) after breast cancer surgery. Participant's demographics and medical history, type and extent of surgery, systemic opioid and non-opioid analgesic consumptions, hemodynamic variables and adverse events during and first 24 hours after surgery. After operation, pain scores at first 24 hours, 1., 3., and 6. month will be obtanied from surgical ward and pain clinic registires. patient controlled analgesia device usage history will be obtained from device database at our clinic.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  • ASA I-II patients undergoing breast surgery for breast cancer
  • Becoming available of complete records about study data
Exclusion Criteria
  • ASA III-IV patients
  • missing records about study data

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Erector SpinaeUltrasound guided Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESPB)patients who are administered ultrasound guided ESPB at T4 vertebrae level with long acting local anesthetic (%0,25 bupivacaine) and followed up with patient controlled analgesia device and all records about aforementioned data is completely available.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Opioid ConsumptionFirst 24 hours after surgery

all patients were given 0.05 mg/kg morphine iv and 1 gr paracetamol 30 minutes before end of surgery and in the recovery room, a patient- controlled analgesia device containing morphine 0.5 mg/ml, set to deliver a 1mg bolus dose of morphine with an 10 min lockout time. Total morphine consumption during the 24 hours postoperative period will recorded at 5 times intervals ( 2, 4, 6, 12, 24 hours).

Verbal Analog Pain Scores on rest and movementFirst 24 hours after surgery, at 1., 3., 6. month

A Research assistant, blinded to the group allocation, interviewed patients and collected data at 5 times intervals ( 2, 4, 6, 12, 24, hours) in the 24 hours postoperatively. Patients were asked to rate their pain using verbal analog scale, where 0= no pain and 10= worst pain possible.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Demographic DataFirst 24 hours after surgery

Age, sex, medical history, BMI, ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) status, Duration and type of surgery were recorded

Blood Pressuresduring and first 24 hours after surgery

systolic, diastolic and mean arterial blood pressures as mmHg

Heart Rateduring and first 24 hours after surgery

Heart rate as beat per minute (BPM)

incidence of adverse effects (like nausea and vomiting)First 24 hours after surgery

incidence of nausea and vomiting during the 24 hours postoperative period was recorded recorded at 5 times intervals ( 2, 4, 6, 12, 24 hours)

Rescue analgesic requirementFirst 24 hours after surgery

number of request and dosages of non opioid analgesics used for VAS equal or greater than 5 or patient request.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

TC erciyes university

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Kayseri, Melikgazi, Turkey

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