Serratus Posterior Superior Interfascial Plane Block for Breast Surgery
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2024-07-20
Target enrollment:
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Summary
Regional techniques can be used for postoperative pain control following breast surgery.
Ultrasound (US) guided serratus posterior superior block (SPSPB) is a new interfacial plane
block defined by Tulgar et al in 2023. It is based on injection on the serratus posterior
superior muscle at the level of the 2nd or 3rd rib. This block provides analgesia in
conditions such as interscapular pain, chronic myofascial pain syndromes, scapulocostal
syndrome, and shoulder pain. The SPS muscle is located at the C7-T2 level. It attaches to the
lateral edges of the second and fifth ribs. It is innervated by the lower cervical and upper
intercostal nerves. With the SPS block, these nerves are blocked and analgesia is provided.