Analgesic Effects of Ultrasound Guided PEC Blocks on Analgesic Opioid Consumption of Cancer Surgery Patients

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2017-05-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

Examining the analgesic effect of ultrasound guided Pectoral Blocks on analgesic opioid consumption after surgical removal of breast tissue.

This study's uniqueness is in the quantification of the analgesic effect of regional anesthesia on its influence to reduce the use of opioid substances, and the variety of side effects associated with them, which has yet to been described in literature.

• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Rabin Medical Center
• Treatments: Analgesics; Anesthetics; Bupivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Women over 18 who undergo breast tissue resection under general anesthesia at Beilinson Hospital, and are able to comply with the study's protocol

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Lack of patient's consent or lack of patient's ability to provide consent.

2. Known hypersensitivity to local anesthetic or to opioid, which will affect the nature of the pain management therapy in these patients.

3. Existing evidence of infection or gangrene on the thorax which prevents implementation of regional anesthesia - .

4. Known coagulation disorder.