Paravertebral Block Versus Erector Spinae Plane Block for Analgesia in Modified Radical Mastectomy

Summary

The study is planned to be a single-center randomized, prospective double-blind study and includes patients who planned to be done unilateral MRM (modified radical mastectomy) operation in Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine. The objective of this study is to compare postoperative analgesic efficacies of TPVB (thoracic paravertebral block) and ESPB (erector spinae plane block) performed under ultrasound (USG) guidance after MRM. Primary outcome of this study is postoperative 24-hour morphine consumption whereas secondary outcomes were planned as the comparison of changes in hemodynamic parameters and numeric rating pain score (NRS).

Timeline

Start

2018-11-20

Primary completion

2020-03-01

Completion

2020-03-01

Publications

• Background Forero M, Adhikary SD, Lopez H, Tsui C, Chin KJ. The Erector Spinae Plane Block: A Novel Analgesic Technique in Thoracic Neuropathic Pain. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2016 Sep-Oct;41(5):621-7. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000451.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.