Journal article
Efficacy of PECS block in addition to multimodal analgesia for postoperative pain management in patients undergoing outpatient elective breast surgery: A retrospective study
Frontiers in medicine, Vol.9, pp.975080-975080
08/15/2022
DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.975080
PMCID: PMC9420942
PMID: 36045918
Abstract
BackgroundPectoralis nerve blocks (PECS) have been shown in numerous studies to be a safe and effective method to treat postoperative pain and reduce postoperative opioid consumption after breast surgery. However, there are few publications evaluating the PECS block effectiveness in conjunction with multimodal analgesia (MMA) in outpatient breast surgery. This retrospective study aims to evaluate the efficacy of PECS's blocks on perioperative pain management and opioid consumption. MethodsWe conducted a retrospective study to assess the efficacy of preoperative PECS block in addition to preoperative MMA (oral acetaminophen and/or gabapentin) in reducing opioid consumption in adult female subjects undergoing outpatient elective breast surgery between 2015 and 2020. A total of 228 subjects were included in the study and divided in two groups: PECS block group (received PECS block + MMA) and control Group (received only MMA). The primary outcome was to compare postoperative opioid consumption between both groups. The secondary outcome was intergroup comparisons of the following: postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), incidence of rescue antiemetic medication, PACU non-opioid analgesic medication required, length of PACU stay and the incidence of 30-day postoperative complications between both groups. ResultsTwo hundred and twenty-eight subjects (n = 228) were included in the study. A total of 174 subjects were allocated in the control group and 54 subjects were allocated in the PECS block group. Breast reduction and mastectomy/lumpectomy surgeries were the most commonly performed procedures (48% and 28%, respectively). The total amount of perioperative (intraoperative and PACU) MME was 27 [19, 38] in the control group and 28.5 [22, 38] in the PECS groups (p = 0.21). PACU opioid consumption was 14.3 [7, 24.5] MME for the control group and 17 [8, 23] MME (p = 0.732) for the PECS group. Lastly, the mean overall incidence of postsurgical complications at 30 days was 3% (N = 5), being wound infection, the only complication observed in the PECS groups (N = 2), and hematoma (N = 2) and wound dehiscence (N = 1) in the control group. ConclusionPECS block combined with MMA may not reduce intraoperative and/or PACU opioid consumption in patients undergoing outpatient elective breast surgery.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Efficacy of PECS block in addition to multimodal analgesia for postoperative pain management in patients undergoing outpatient elective breast surgery: A retrospective study
- Creators
- Alberto A Uribe - The Ohio State UniversityTristan E. Weaver - The Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterMarco Echeverria-Villalobos - The Ohio State UniversityLuis Periel - The Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterJoshua Pasek - The Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterJuan Fiorda-Diaz - The Ohio State UniversityMarilly Palettas - The Ohio State UniversityRoman J Skoracki - The Ohio State UniversityStephen J Poteet - The Ohio State UniversityJarrett A Heard - The Ohio State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Frontiers in medicine, Vol.9, pp.975080-975080
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media Sa
- DOI
- 10.3389/fmed.2022.975080
- PMID
- 36045918
- PMCID
- PMC9420942
- ISSN
- 2296-858X
- eISSN
- 2296-858X
- Number of pages
- 12
- Grant note
- Alexander Waldron, Melanie Munoz, Sarah Kozik, and Jillian Tishko
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/15/2022
- Academic Unit
- Anesthesia
- Record Identifier
- 9984656605702771
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