Comparison of the intraoperative analgesic efficacy between ultrasound-guided deep and superficial serratus anterior plane block during video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy: A prospective randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) is a novel method that provides lateral chest wall analgesia. There are 2 methods of SAPB; deep and superficial SAPB. Each of these methods has been demonstrated to provide effective perioperative analgesia in thoracic surgery. The aim of this study was to compare the intraoperative hemodynamic and analgesic benefits of deep versus superficial SAPB during video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy.

Methods

We performed a prospective, randomized, patient/assessor-blinded trial. We included patients who were 20 to 75 years of age and scheduled to undergo VATS lobectomy with American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status 1 or 2. Patients were randomly allocated to receive either ultrasound-guided deep SAPB (Group

SUBMITTER: Moon S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7676537 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature