This study aims to describe the pain-relieving effect obtained with the current post-surgery pain control methods used in breast surgery by measuring the painful sensation and the consumption of opioids in the first 24 post-surgery hours. It also aims to describe the appearance of any complications such as post-surgery nausea and vomiting. Current anesthesia involves the combined use of intravenous painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs such as acetaminophen, ketorolac, tramadol or morphine (the latter via PCA system = patient-controlled analgesia) or for local administration at the surgical site level ( local anesthetics). It is also proposed to describe the intensity and interference of pain in daily activities
Breast cancer is the second most common in the world and the most frequent in the female population. In Italy, around 48,000 new cases were diagnosed in 2013. Every year patients undergoing surgical procedures in the region of the breast and armpit, like other surgical areas, report a significant incidence of acute postoperative pain which in 25-60% of cases can progress to chronic pain and therefore it needs a timely and effective control. Breast surgery is associated with a high incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) whose etiology is multifactorial and includes factors such as age, type of intervention, positive history of PONV and, primarily, the amount of morphine used to ensure postoperative analgesia, the type of anesthesia and the intensity of postoperative pain. The conventional anesthesiological approach to breast surgery involves the use of general anesthesia and postoperative analgesic therapy based on opiates and fans. Some techniques of locoregional anesthesia such as paravertebral block, thoracic peridural analgesia and intercostal block, associated with sedoanalgesia or general anesthesia, have joined the standard anesthesiological conduct helping to improve pain control, response to surgical stress, post-operative respiratory function, the incidence of thromboembolic events and it seems they can also contribute to reducing the incidence of distant metastases. In addition, making possible a reduced use of opiates further decrease the incidence of PONV. As part of this multimodal approach to anesthesia and analgesia for breast surgery, PECS Block I and II and the Serratus Plane Block (SPB) have recently been introduced into clinical practice.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
200
All patients will undergo the anesthesiological and surgical treatment provided for the patient's clinical conditions and in no case will the patients undergo a change in the normal diagnostic-therapeutic path due to participation in this study.
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi
Florence, Italy
Assessment of the change of level of anesthesia
Describing the level of analgesia obtained in the first 24 hours post-operative in patients undergoing simple mastectomy, mastectomy with immediate reconstruction with expander or retropectoral prosthesis, mastectomy with sentinel node biopsy and radical mastectomy modified with the anesthesiological protocols used routinariamentally. Analgesia will be evaluated every 6 hours and for the first 24 post-operative hours (at 0, 6, 12, 18, 24 hours from the end of the surgical intervention) through the NRS (Numerical Rating Scale). The Numerical Rating Scale is a pain sensation rating scale at points where the patient chooses a value ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (maximum pain). From 1 to 3 it is considered mild pain, from 4-7 moderate, from 8-10 severe.
Time frame: Up to 24 hours after surgery
Describing the total amount of morphine used in the first 24 post-operative hours.
The total amount of morphine used will be expressed in milligrams of morphine used by the patient in the first 24 hours post-operative normalized per kilogram of body weight (mg / kg).
Time frame: 24 hours after surgery
Describing the incidence of PONV (Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting).
The incidence of PONV, measured at 0, 6, 12, 18 and 24 hours will be expressed in terms of percentage.
Time frame: 24 hours after surgery
Describing of change in severity of PONV (Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting).
The incidence of PONV, measured at 0, 6, 12, 18 and 24 hours will be expressed in terms of percentage. The severity of PONV will be expressed according to the following evaluation scheme: absence of nausea = 0, mild nausea = 1, moderate = 2, severe nausea or vomiting = 3
Time frame: 24 hours after surgery
Description of the change of the intensity of pain on daily activities reported by patients undergoing breast surgery.
The painful sensation is assessed by six questions on the quality of pain experienced in the previous 24 hours; for each question, an answer corresponding to a numerical value from 0 (no pain) to 10 (maximum) according to the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) is requested and recorded. In addition, the percentage of relief provided by analgesic drugs, possibly taken, is investigated by administering a question and recording a percentage value, from 0% (minimum) to 100% (maximum), referring to the percentage sensation of pain relief. A second question is requested related to the type of drug possibly taken. At the end of the questionnaire, an overall score is calculated regarding the questions on the intensity of pain (0-40, 0-10 points for each answer to questions 3 to 6). A score of 0 (no pain) to 10 (maximum pain) is referred to the percentage of relief given by the analgesics corresponding to the value given in percentage / 10.
Time frame: 3 months after surgery
Description of the change of the interference of pain on daily activities reported by patients undergoing breast surgery.
The interference of pain includes the evaluation of 7 fields referring to which patients can express for each field, according to a numerical scale from 0 (minimum) to 10 (maximum), how much pain interferes. The numerical scale from 0-10 allows to record a response that varies between 0 = no interference in the activity, and 10 = completely interferes with the activity. This scale has been validated according to psychometric criteria. At the end of the questionnaire, an overall score is calculated regarding the questions on the intensity of pain (0-40, 0-10 points for each answer to questions 3 to 6). A score from 0-10 refers to the percentage of relief given by the analgesics corresponding to the value given as a percentage / 10. An overall score is calculated from 0 (no interference) to 70 (maximum interference), from 0 to 10 for each of the seven fields.
Time frame: 3 months after surgery
Description of the change of the incidence and impact on daily activities of the pain reported by patients undergoing breast surgery.
The incidence on daily pain activities will be assessed 3 months after surgery through the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI ) scale in the Italian validated version. The Brief Pain Inventory questionnaire evaluates the multidimensional experience of pain through two domains: the intensity of pain and the interference of pain (see the following outcome) in daily activities.An overall final score is calculated from 0 (minimum) to 120 (maximum) corresponding to the multidimensional experience of pain, obtained from outcomes 5 and 6
Time frame: 3 months after surgery
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