ReviewPain and therapy2023
Research Progress on Serratus Anterior Plane Block in Breast Surgery: A Narrative Review.
Review in Pain and therapy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT07394868 (Comparison of the Analgesic Efficacy of Combined Superficial and Deep Serratus Anterior Plane Block Versus Superficial Serratus Anterior Plane Block Following Modified Radical Mastectomy Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 17 papers.
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Comparison of the Analgesic Efficacy of Combined Superficial and Deep Serratus Anterior Plane Block Versus Superficial Serratus Anterior Plane Block Following Modified Radical Mastectomy Surgery
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Effect of adding a superficial parasternal intercostal plane block to the serratus anterior plane block on postoperative analgesic outcomes in breast cancer surgery: a prospective, randomized, double-blind trial.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2026Trial
- Enhancing Postoperative Analgesia in Breast Reduction Surgery: The Combined Effect of Pectointercostal Fascial Plane Block and Serratus Anterior Plane Block.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2026Trial
- The new serratus anterior plane block is more effective than the SPB block for early postoperative analgesia following modified radical mastectomy surgery.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Comparing Liposomal Bupivacaine and Ropivacaine in Serratus Anterior Plane Block for Thoracoscopic Lobectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Drug design, development and therapy · 2025Trial
- Ropivacaine versus ropivacaine plus dexmedetomidine in serratus anterior plane block patients undergoing post-thoracotomy surgery: a randomized, double-blinded clinical trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2024Trial
- Diffusion and clearance of ropivacaine after serratus anterior plane block by CT imaging: a prospective, single-arm trial.Annals of medicine · 2026Article
- Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block and Serratus Anterior Plane Block Compared with Conventional Analgesia for Postoperative Analgesia in Breast Cancer Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Personalized Multimodal and Opioid-Sparing Analgesia for Postoperative Pain Management: Enhancing Recovery and Addressing the Post-Discharge Gap.Journal of pain research · 2026Review
- Simulation-based training for fascial plane blocks: A scoping review mapped to the Kirkpatrick evaluation framework.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2026Review
- Pain Management in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery: A Review of Current Clinical Evidence.Pain and therapy · 2025Review
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- Nerve Blocks for Post-Surgical Pain Management: A Narrative Review of Current Research.Journal of pain research · 2024Review
- Continuous serratus anterior plane block for postoperative analgesia following lung transplantation via anterolateral incision: a pilot study.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Blockade of intercostobrachial nerve by an erector spinae plane block at T2 level: a case report.JA clinical reports · 2023Article
- Letter to the Editor Regarding "Research Progress on Serratus Anterior Plane Block in Breast Surgeries".Pain and therapy · 2023Article
- A Response to: Letter to the Editor Regarding "Role of Serratus Anterior Plane Block in Breast Surgeries".Pain and therapy · 2023Article
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Authors and funding
8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Breast surgery, especially radical mastectomy, is often accompanied by moderate to severe acute pain, which significantly reduces postoperative quality of life. Effective pain management can accelerate patient recovery. Serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) is a new type of fascial plane block technique, which can better target the nerve network innervating the chest wall and breast and provide good analgesia in the anterolateral chest wall. Current clinical research evidence indicates that SAPB has significant benefits in breast surgery. Further research avenues for this technology include optimal local anesthetic dosing strategy, the type of SAPB which is more suitable for breast surgery, comparison of SAPB and pectoral nerve block II (PECS II) in breast surgery, and high-quality randomized controlled study with outcomes of chronic pain or cancer prognosis.
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