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Trial reportMedicine2017

Thoracic paravertebral regional anesthesia for pain relief in patients with breast cancer surgery.

Lian-Jin Jin, Li-Yong Wen, Yan-Li Zhang, Gang Li, Ping Sun, Xuan Zhou

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Trial report in Medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lian-Jin JinDepartment of Anesthesia Department of Orthopaedics, The Affiliated Hongqi Hospital of Mudanjiang Medical University Department of Anatomy, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, China.
Li-Yong Wen
Yan-Li Zhang
Gang Li
Ping Sun
Xuan Zhou
Mudanjiang Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe present study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of thoracic paravertebral regional anesthesia (TPVBRA) in patients with breast cancer surgery.

methodsIn total, 72 patients undergoing breast cancer surgery were randomly divided into an intervention group and a control group; each group contained 36 subjects. Both groups received TPVBRA with 20 mL 0.25% bupivacaine. In addition, subjects in the intervention group also received an additional 1 μg/kg dexmedetomidine. Heart rate (HR), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), pain intensity (measured by visual analogue scale, VAS), and analgesic consumption were assessed; adverse events were also recorded.

resultsSignificant differences were observed in HR (P < .05), SBP (P < .05), and DBP (P < .05) at the 30-minute point during surgery between the 2 groups. In addition, the time of the first administration of analgesia (P = .043) and the mean consumption of analgesic agents (P = .035) in the intervention group were much better than those in the control group. However, no significant differences in HR or VAS were found at any time point after surgery (P > .05). Furthermore, similar adverse events were detected in both groups (P > .05).

conclusionThe results of this study showed that TPVBRA combined with bupivacaine and dexmedetomidine can enhance the duration and quality of analgesia without serious adverse events.

Indexed as

AgedAnalgesics, Non-NarcoticAnesthesia, EpiduralAnesthetics, LocalBreast NeoplasmsBupivacaineDexmedetomidineFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPain MeasurementPostoperative PainThoracic VertebraeTreatment OutcomeAnalgesics, Non-NarcoticAnesthetics, LocalBupivacaineDexmedetomidine

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PMID28953631
PMCPMC5626274
OpenAlexW2757625509

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