ArticleCureus2024
Perioperative Analgesic Effect of Serratus Anterior Plane Block for Breast Surgery: A Randomized Control Study at a Large Teaching Hospital in Ghana.
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- Efficacy of serratus anterior plane block on postoperative nausea and vomiting: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
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Abstract
Background Pain after breast surgery has been described as moderate to severe in intensity and, if inadequately treated, increases postoperative morbidity, hospital cost, and the incidence of persistent postoperative pain. Serratus anterior plane (SAP) block is an interfascial injection technique for analgesia of the chest wall. There is a lack of data with regard to its analgesic and possible opioid-sparing effects in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed to determine the perioperative analgesic effect of serratus anterior plane block administered for breast surgery. Methods This was a prospective, randomized, double-blinded study involving 52 patients and was randomized into the intervention (n = 26) and control (n = 26) groups. One patient in the control group did not receive the allocated intervention, while one in the intervention group lost to follow-up. Complete data of 50 participants, comprising intervention (n=25), was used in the analysis. Patients' demographic and health characteristics, pre-induction, intra-operative, and postoperative hemodynamic parameters were noted. After induction of anesthesia, a blinded anesthetist performed an ultrasound-guided serratus anterior plane block with 0.25% plain bupivacaine or a sham block using 0.9% normal saline (control). Numerical rating scale (NRS) score and incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) were recorded immediately after surgery and at 1, 4, 8, and 24 postoperative hours. Patient satisfaction with analgesic management within the first 24 postoperative hours was also assessed. Results Patients who received SAP block had lower NRS scores at all measured time points, but this was only statistically significant at the fourth postoperative hour (
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