Postoperative Pain Control by Intercostal Nerve Block After Augmentation Mammoplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In breast augmentation with implant, there is severe pain due to damage from expansion of breast tissue and the pectoralis major. Therefore, the authors conducted this study to analyze the effectiveness of postoperative intercostal nerve block (ICNB) in reducing postoperative pain after breast augmentation with implant.

Method

Forty-four female patients were enrolled in the study. Just before awaking from general anesthesia, 34 cases were injected with 0.2% ropivacaine to both third, fourth, fifth, and sixth intercostal spaces. We compared them (ICNB group) with the control group for VAS scores at the time of arrival in the recovery room, after 30, 60, and 120 min.

Result

The average VAS scores per time of the control group and ICNB group were 7.1 ± 0.74 an

SUBMITTER: Kang CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5605585 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature