ArticleJournal of anaesthesiology, clinical pharmacology
Combined fascial plane blocks as the sole regional anesthesia technique for breast surgery in high-risk patients.
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- Dexmedetomidine-enhanced chest wall fascial plane blocks in ultra-fast-track minimally invasive heart valve surgery: a randomized controlled trial.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2025Article
- The Utility of Erector Spinae Plane Blocks in Breast Surgery: A Practical Review.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Review
- Recent advancements in regional anaesthesia.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2023Article
- Fascial plane blocks and conscious sedation for a patient undergoing minimally invasive hemithyroidectomy.Anaesthesia reportsArticle
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Abstract
The quest for an effective regional anaesthesia technique in breast surgery has always been eluded by its apparent complexity. Various techniques had been described as anaesthetic techniques for breast cancer surgeries. Fascial plane blocks had been used as analgesic techniques for this procedure. We describe a case series of 12 patients who were given a combination of erector spinae plane block (ESP), Pectoralis I (Pecs I) and serratus anterior plane (SAP) block as sole anaesthetic technique with high risk surgical morbidity. Two patients had discomfort during retraction of axillary apex towards the end of surgery, and one patient had discomfort during medial parasternal incision, which needed a single bolus of low dose ketamine injection. Combined fascial plane blocks could be effectively utilized as a sole regional anesthesia modality for breast cancer surgeries with mild sedation.
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