Optimal Injection Site for Serratus Anterior Plane Block in Reconstructive Breast Surgery

• Status: Withdrawn
• Trial end date: 2024-01-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The novel introduction of various chest wall blocks such as the Pecs I and II/modified Pecs blocks as well as the Serratus Anterior Plane Block have extended the application of perioperative regional anesthesia to provide analgesia for breast surgery. However, to our knowledge, there are no large studies that truly delineate the optimal injection site for the Serratus Anterior Plane Block.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Treatments: BB 1101; Bupivacaine; Dexamethasone; Dexamethasone acetate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing reconstructive breast surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with allergies to the local anesthetic

• Patients who do no consent to regional anesthesia

• Patients in which serratus block would be contraindicated

• Patients whose anatomy preclude placement of the block