Assessment of Ultrasound-Guided Continuous Low Serratus Anterior Plane Block for Pain Management After Hepatectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Adequate postoperative analgesia is a key to earlier recovery from open surgery. This work investigated the pain control and quality of patient recovery after hepatectomy to evaluate the modified continuous serratus anterior plane block (called low SAPB) for postoperative analgesia.

Patients and methods

This single-center, blinded, randomized, controlled study included 136 patients who underwent hepatectomy under general anesthesia. For postoperative analgesia, the patients in the SAPB group were given a continuous low SAPB at the 7th intercostal space in the right mid-axillary line, and the patients in the control group were given continuous intravenous opioid analgesia. The numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) was used for pain assessment. The postoperative assessment

SUBMITTER: Jiang F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10353558 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature