Randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of pectoral nerve block with general anesthesia alone in patients undergoing unilateral mastectomy.

Sudivya Sharma, Shashank Tiwari, Kailash Sharma, Nita Nair

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Article in Indian journal of surgical oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sudivya SharmaDepartment of Anaesthesia Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, 400012 Mumbai, India.ORCID 0000-0003-0608-8819

Shashank TiwariBanaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.

Kailash SharmaDepartment of Anaesthesia Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, 400012 Mumbai, India.

Nita NairDepartment Of Surgical Oncology (Breast Services), Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India.

Homi Bhabha National Institute · INBanaras Hindu University · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of pectoral nerve block for post-operative analgesia in breast surgery patients. This double blinded, randomized controlled trial was conducted after Clinical Trials Registry-India registration. Sixty ASA grade I-II female patients undergoing unilateral modified radical mastectomy under general anesthesia, were recruited pre-operatively in two groups. PECS group (

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AnalgesiaGeneral anesthesiaMastectomyPectoral nerve blockPost-operative pain

Identifiers

PMID33814847

DOI10.1007/s13193-020-01269-2

PMCPMC7960852

OpenAlexW3118707563

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