ICNBs for Post-op Pain in Breast Surgery

Phase 4 Unknown 40 enrolled Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery Baptist Health · collab Jewish Hospital and St. Mary's Healthcare · collab Kleinert, Kutz and Associates · collab

Non-randomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindPrevention

Summary

The authors will conduct this study to analyze the effectiveness of peri-operative intercostal nerve blocks (ICNBs) in reducing acute postoperative pain after reconstructive breast surgery and mammoplasty and how it affects the length of hospital stay.

Timeline

Start: 2020-12-07
Primary completion: 2021-04
Completion: 2021-08

Publications

Results Park JW, Kim JH, Woo KJ. Intraoperative Intercostal Nerve Block for Postoperative Pain Control in Pre-Pectoral versus Subpectoral Direct-to-Implant Breast Reconstruction: A Retrospective Study. Medicina (Kaunas). 2020 Jun 30;56(7):325. doi: 10.3390/medicina56070325.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Bupivacaine	Other / unclassified	30 ml	—

Indications

No indication recorded.