PECS-2 for Breast Surgery

Summary

There is no consensus regarding which alternative is the best anesthesia for breast surgery, general anesthesia and morphine for postoperative analgesia or a combination of regional anesthesia and general anesthesia that possibly attenuates or abolishes the need for morphine. The current study aims to determine which of the two strategies that is best in relation to postoperative pain, nausea and risk of recurrence of the disease.

Timeline

Start

2017-05-23

Primary completion

2020-10-22

Completion

2020-10-22

Publications

• Ahlberg H, Wallgren D, Hultin M, Myrberg T, Johansson J. Less use of rescue morphine when a combined PSP/IPP-block is used for postoperative analgesia in breast cancer surgery: A randomised controlled trial. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2023 Sep 1;40(9):636-642. doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000001795. Epub 2023 Jan 12.

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