Amanda Lira Dos Santos Leite, Frederico Theobaldo Ramos Rocha, Michelle Jacintha C Oliveira, Aldo Vieira Barros, Silvio Marcos Lima Dos Santos, Alberson Maylson Ramos DA Silva, Diego Windson DE Araújo Silvestre, Elson A C Folha Filho, Caroline C Ferro, Taina Santos Bezerra, Laercio P Fachin, Dalmir Cavalcanti Santos, Carlos Alberto DE Carvalho Fraga, Carolinne Sales-Marques
OBJECTIVE: Breast cancer is the most common malignant neoplasm in women worldwide. Surgery has been traditional treatment and, generally, it´s mastectomy with lymphadenectomy, that can causes postoperative pain. Therefore, we seek to study regional anesthesic techniques that can minimize this effect, such as the interpectoral block (PECS). METHODS: randomized controlled study with 82 patients with breast cancer who underwent mastectomy with lymphadenectomy from January 2020 to October 2021 in oncology hospital...
2022: Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões