Benefit of regional anaesthesia on postoperative pain following mastectomy: the influence of catastrophising.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies suggest that truncal regional anaesthesia (TRA), including techniques such as paravertebral block, may contribute significantly to analgesia after mastectomy. However, the severity and impact of postoperative pain varies markedly amongst individuals, making the identification of patients who would benefit most from TRA a potentially important step toward personalised perioperative care.

Methods

In this prospective observational study, mastectomy patients (n=122) were recruited and systematically assessed for psychosocial characteristics including pain catastrophising before surgery, and either received preoperative TRA (n=57) or no block (n=65).

Results

Age, baseline pain, and psychosocial traits did not differ between these groups. TRA was

SUBMITTER: Zinboonyahgoon N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6676159 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature