PEC II Block

OBJECTIVES: This study examined the postoperative analgesic efficacy of single-injection pectoral fascial plane (PECS) II blocks compared to paravertebral blocks for elective robotic mitral valve surgery. DESIGN: A single-center retrospective study that reported patient and procedural characteristics, postoperative pain scores, and postoperative opioid use for patients undergoing robotic mitral valve surgery. SETTING: This investigation was performed at a large quaternary referral center...

Regional anesthesia between the pectoralis major and minor was first described in 2011 as an alternative method to paravertebral blocks or epidurals for post-operative mastectomies. Since then, the use of pectoral nerve (PECS) blocks for post-operative pain management following thoracotomy, sternotomy, and other procedures in the anterior thorax has increased. While experience with this block is growing, the current understanding of its use in pediatric patients is limited. We reviewed pediatric cases at a single institution and provide a descriptive account of our use of PECS I and II blocks for post-operative pain management following operations involving sternotomy in pediatric patients...

Severe acute postoperative pain following breast surgery increases the risk of persistent pain and affects the recovery of patients. Recently, pectoral nerve (PECs) block has gained significance as a regional fascial block that can provide adequate postoperative analgesia. This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of PECs II block, which was given intraoperative under direct vision after performing modified radical mastectomy for breast cancer patients. This prospective randomised study was comprised of a PECs II group ( n  = 30) and a control group ( n  = 30)...

BACKGROUND: Regional anesthesia is a promising method in patients with post coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pulmonary sequelae for preserving pulmonary function and preventing postoperative pulmonary complications, compared with general anesthesia. CASE SUMMARY: We provided surgical anesthesia and analgesia suitable for breast surgery by performing pectoral nerve block type II (PECS-II), parasternal, and intercostobrachial nerve blocks with intravenous dexmedetomidine administration in a 61-year-old female patient with severe pulmonary sequelae after COVID-19 infection...

BACKGROUND: A new technique for analgesia called pectoral nerve block is widely used in surgeries of breast cancer. Pectoral nerve block type II (Pecs II) block has less influence on immunity when compared with general anesthesia method. The purpose of this research is to demonstrate whether Pecs II block has influence on the recurrence of breast cancer after surgical operation. METHODS: 526 breast cancer patients were recruited in this research and randomized into general anesthesia group and general anesthesia with Pecs II block group...

OBJECTIVES: Novel fascial plane blocks may allow early tracheal extubation and discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU). The present study primarily aimed to determine whether fascial plane blocks, in comparison with intravenous analgesia alone, significantly shortened tracheal extubation times in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. The secondary objectives were to compare each block's performance with that of intravenous analgesia alone in terms of the individual tracheal extubation time and length of ICU stay...

With an incidence of over 1.5 million worldwide per annum, breast cancer continues to be the most common cancer affecting the female population. The main and most effective treatment in over 40% of these patients is a primary neoplasm resection. General anaesthesia, at times in association with loco-regional anaesthetics, is the most commonly used anaesthesia technique for radical mastectomies. Nausea, vomiting, and considerable postoperative pain, which are commonly experienced side effects and complications of general anaesthesia, tend, however, to augment most patients' post-surgical morbidity...

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...

INTRODUCTION: The benefits of type I/II pectoral nerve blocks (PECS I/II), which can be dose dependent, have been examined in different studies. Nonetheless, few randomised trials have been performed in South America. The present randomised trial examined the efficacy of PECS I/II with a higher dose of the local anaesthetic to manage perioperative pain after mastectomy in Brazil. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This was a randomised, parallel, single-centre, and single-blind trial...

OBJECTIVES: Achieving adequate perioperative analgesia can be challenging in patients undergoing breast surgeries due to the complex nerve supply of the breast and axilla. The study aims to investigate the efficacy of ESPB in comparison to conventional regional anesthesia techniques (TPVB and PECS). METHODS: Eighty female patients who were scheduled for elective MRM, with ASA score I-II, and aged between 18 and 60 years, were included in the study. Patients were randomized into four groups, the TPVB, PECS, ESPB, and the control group...

PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of esketamine combined with ultrasound-guided pectoral nerve block type II (Pecs II block) on the quality of early postoperative recovery in patients undergoing a modified radical mastectomy (MRM) for breast cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 136 female patients undergoing an elective MRM for unilateral breast cancer (UBC) for the first time were randomly divided into the control group (group C, n=68) and the experimental group (PE group, n=68)...

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Few studies have examined the clinical utility of ultrasonography-guided pectoralis nerve block II (PECS II) during wide flap dissection of a robot-assisted transaxillary thyroidectomy (RATT). We assessed the ability of PECS II to reduce postoperative pain. We retrospectively reviewed 62 patients who underwent elective RATT from December 2021 to April 2022 at Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (Seoul, Korea). The patients were divided into a block group (n = 28, 50.9%) and no-block group (n = 27, 49.1%). Pain was measured using a visual analog scale (VAS) at 4, 10, 20, 25, 35, and 45 h after surgery, and the requirements for rescue painkillers in the post-anesthesia care unit and ward were recorded...

This prospective, randomized study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of an intraoperative pectoralis nerve II block (PECS II block) under direct vision in the reduction of fentanyl consumption during postoperative 24 h in patients undergoing robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy (RNSM) with immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) using direct-to-implant (DTI) or tissue expander (TE). Thirty patients scheduled for RNSM with IBR were randomly allocated to the PECS ( n = 15) or control ( n = 15) groups. The PECS II block was applied under direct vision after RNSM...

BACKGROUND: Regional anesthetic techniques are the primary analgesic techniques in breast cancer surgery. Novel techniques include the pectoralis (PECS) block and the erector spinae plane (ESP) block. OBJECTIVES: This study compared the analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided ESP and PECS-II blocks in patients undergoing unilateral modified radical mastectomy (MRM). METHODS: The current prospective randomized controlled trial investigated 60 females scheduled for unilateral MRM under general anesthesia...

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To investigate if an interpectoral-pectoserratus plane (PECS II) block decreases postoperative pain, postoperative nausea and vomiting and improves quality of recovery in patients with neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (NTOS) undergoing trans-axillary thoracic outlet decompression surgery. DESIGN: A prospective single center double blinded randomized placebo-controlled trial. SETTING: Perioperative period; operating room, post anesthesia care unit (PACU) and hospital ward...

BACKGROUND: Our study aimed to compare pectoral nerve (PEC) block with local anesthetic (LA) infiltration for providing analgesia in superficial breast surgeries. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This prospective comparative randomized study included seventy American Society of Anesthesiologists I and II female patients undergoing excision of fibroadenoma. In Group 1, the LA mixture was infiltrated in the desired planes. In Group 2, PEC I and PEC II blocks were performed under ultrasound guidance...

OBJECTIVE(S): Compared to the open surgical technique, the minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE; Nuss procedure) is a thoracoscopic technique designed to minimize intraoperative tissue damage. It still causes severe postoperative pain due to the insertion and pressure of the retrosternal bar used to raise the sternum and stabilize the chest. This study aimed to identify associations between ultrasound-guided PECS-II block and postoperative analgesia after the Nuss procedure...

BACKGROUND: Pectoralis and serratus plane blocks (Pecs-II block) has successfully demonstrated a good quality of perioperative analgesia for breast surgery. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to compare the quality of postoperative pain control when adding either ketamine or dexmedetomidine to bupivacaine 0.25% for Pecs-II block. METHODS: This prospective randomized double-blind study was conducted on 159 female patients with American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) physical status class I-III scheduled to have modified radical mastectomy...

WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE: A previous randomized clinical trial concluded that an optimal concentration of 0.3% ropivacaine could provide satisfactory analgesia for breast cancer patients undergoing modified radical mastectomy. We wondered if a smaller volume (30 ml vs. 40 ml) of 0.3% ropivacaine could still provide adequate analgesia in an ultrasound-guided PECS II block in modified radical mastectomy. METHODS: We performed a prospective parallel randomized double-blind controlled clinical trial...