Adenosine and Magnesium Sulphate as Adjuvants for PECS Block.
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2017-07-22
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Pectoral nerve block (PECS) has been used for post-operative pain relief in patients
undergoing breast surgery. It has been shown that adenosine has an effect on pain modulation.
Magnesium sulphate has been used as an adjuvant to local anaesthetics in many nerve block
techniques. We hypothesised that adenosine may affect the PECS block quality. We aimed to
compare the effect of adding adenosine to the local anaesthetic and compare its effect to
magnesium sulphate when used for PECS block.