Bloqueo paravertebral torácico de inyección única y analgesia postoperatoria después de la mastectomía: un estudio de cohorte retrospectivo.
Single-injection thoracic paravertebral block and postoperative analgesia after mastectomy: a retrospective cohort study.
J Clin Anesth. 2015 Aug;27(5):371-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2015.04.003. Epub 2015 May 6.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The treatment of postoperative pain after mastectomy is an area of increasing interest, as this treatment option is now considered a standard of care for those affected by breast cancer. Thoracic paravertebral nerve block (tPVB) using local anesthetics administered before mastectomy can theoretically provide postoperative analgesia, thereby facilitating a more comfortable and shorter hospitalization. METHODS: In this retrospective cohort study, we aimed to determine the duration and degree to which tPVB provides postoperative analgesia in patients who underwent either unilateral or bilateral mastectomy (n = 182). We retrospectively examined the numeric rating scale (NRS) for pain scores recorded by nursing staff throughout individual patient hospitalizations, looking specifically at the following time points: arrival from the postanesthesia care unit to the surgical wards, noon on postoperative day 1 (POD1), and discharge. We also examined the number of days until patients were discharged from the hospital. RESULTS: Our results revealed a statistically significant decrease in NRS in pain scores for patients who had received a tPVB (n = 92) on arrival from the postanesthesia care unit to the surgical wards (mean NRS decrease of 1.9 points; 99% confidence interval [CI], -3.0 to -0.8; P < .001) but did not show statistically significant decreases in NRS for pain scores for patients at noon on POD1 (mean NRS decrease of 0.3 points at noon on POD1, P = .43) or at discharge (mean NRS decrease of 0.1 point at discharge, P = .65). Moreover, use of tPVB did not have an impact on time until discharge (average decrease of 0.5 hours; 95% CI, -6 to +5 hours, P = .87). CONCLUSIONS: Single-injection tPVB appears to provide meaningful postoperative analgesia in the immediate postoperative period after mastectomy but not after the first day of surgery.
KEYWORDS: Peripheral nerve block; Postoperative analgesia; Postoperative pain; Regional analgesia; Regional anesthesia
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