Regional anesthesia improves quality of recovery after surgery in many studies. Ultrasound-guided serratus plane block is a novel technique which may be a viable alternative to current regional anesthetic techniques. This randomized, controlled trial is to examine the effects of ultrasound-guided serratus plane block anesthetic on the QoR after breast tumor resection.
A total of 72 subjects (36 patients for each groups) were enrolled in this study. Patients were allocated to either the general anesthesia group (group control) or SPB (serratus plane block) + general anesthesia groups (group SPB) using randomized central computer-generated sequence software (SAS 19.0). The allocation ratio was 1:1 for the two groups. Group assignment was concealed by opaque sticking envelops. The major research content is to evaluate the quality of recovery using 40 questionnaire (QoR-40).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
72
patients were received an ultrasound-guided serratus plane block, the serratus plane was injected with 0.5% ropivacaine 0.4ml/Kg.
patients were received an ultrasound-guided serratus plane block, the serratus plane was injected with 0.9% Nacl 0.4ml/Kg.
Fujian Provincial Hospital
Fuzhou, Fujian, China
The quality of recovery
The primary outcome was the quality of recovery, which was assessed at 24 hours after surgery using a 40-item questionnaire (QoR-40).
Time frame: at 24 hours after surgery
Postoperative pain intensity
Postoperative pain intensity was rated at postoperative hours 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8 and 24 with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) ranging from 0 to 10, where 0 means no pain and 10 is the worst pain imaginable.
Time frame: at postoperative hours 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8 and 24
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