The authors will conduct this study to analyze the effectiveness of peri-operative intercostal nerve blocks (ICNBs) in reducing acute postoperative pain after reconstructive breast surgery and mammoplasty and how it affects the length of hospital stay.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
40
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Ambulatory Surgery Center, Kleinert Kutz Hand Care Center
New Albany, Indiana, United States
RECRUITINGBaptist Health Floyd
New Albany, Indiana, United States
RECRUITINGChristine M Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Post-operative pain
Visual Analog Score (VAS) for pain compared between cases and controls, pain score on scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain)
Time frame: Immediately post-operation
Post-operative pain
Visual Analog Score (VAS) for pain compared between cases and controls, pain score on scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain)
Time frame: 30 minutes post-operation
Post-operative pain
Visual Analog Score (VAS) for pain compared between cases and controls, pain score on scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain)
Time frame: 60 minutes post-operation
Post-operative pain
Visual Analog Score (VAS) for pain compared between cases and controls, pain score on scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain)
Time frame: 120 minutes post-operation
Length of Hospital Stay
time of discharge compared with time of surgery completion; Measured in number of days spent in hospital, i.e., 1 day
Time frame: Through study completion, average of 1 day
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HCCOC, Jewish Hospital
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
RECRUITINGBaptist Health Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
RECRUITING