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ArticleThe Korean journal of pain2019

Multimodal analgesia with multiple intermittent doses of erector spinae plane block through a catheter after total mastectomy: a retrospective observational study.

Boohwi Hong, Seunguk Bang, Woosuk Chung, Subin Yoo, Jihyun Chung, Seoyeong Kim

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · diamondAbstract read
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Article in The Korean journal of pain, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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22citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04062045 naunknown statusnot on this map

Efficacy of Continous Regional Anesthesia Using m. Erector Spinae Catheter After Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery Procedures

TypeinterventionalSponsorSurgery BitencRan2019 to 2022Enrolled50ConditionsNeoplasm of Lung, Thoracic Surgery, Video-AssistedArmsRopivacaine Hcl 0.2% Inj Vil 10Ml, Saline 0.9%
NCT04665531 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

Postoperative Analgesia With a Catheter Under the Erector Spinae Muscle for Videothoracoscopic Lung Surgery

TypeinterventionalSponsorSurgery BitencRan2020 to 2022Enrolled50ConditionsNeoplasm of Lung, Thoracic Surgery, Video-AssistedArmsErector Spinae Catheter, Intercostal block, Ropivacaine 0.2% Injectable Solution
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Boohwi HongDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2468-9271
Seunguk BangDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6609-7691
Woosuk ChungDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6409-2325
Subin YooDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6487-2914
Jihyun ChungDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1672-7442
Seoyeong KimDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2313-3258
The Catholic University of Korea Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital · KRChungnam National University Hospital · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough case reports have suggested that the erector spinae plane block (ESPB) may help analgesia for patients after breast surgery, no study to date has assessed its effectiveness. This retrospective observational study analyzed the analgesic effects of the ESPB after total mastectomy.

methodsForty-eight patients were divided into an ESPB group (n = 20) and a control group (n = 28). Twenty patients in the control group were selected by their propensity score matching the twenty patients in the ESPB group. Patients in the ESPB group were injected with 30 mL 0.375% ropivacaine, followed by catheter insertion for further injections of local anesthetics every 12 hours. Primarily, total fentanyl consumption was compared between the two groups during the first 24 hours postoperatively. Secondary outcomes included pain intensity levels (visual analogue scale) and incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV).

resultsMedian cumulative fentanyl consumption during the first 24 hours was significantly lower in the ESPB (33.0µg; interquartile range [IQR], 27.0-69.5µg) than in the control group (92.8µg; IQR, 40.0-155.0µg) (

conclusionsIntermittent ESPB after total mastectomy reduces fentanyl consumption and early postoperative pain. ESPB is a good option for multimodal analgesia after breast surgery.

Indexed as

Acute PainAnalgesiaAnesthesiaBreastConductionMastectomyNerve BlockPainPostoperativeRopivacaineUltrasonography.

Identifiers

PMID31257829
PMCPMC6615445
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