Pectoralis and Serratus Nerves Block in Thoracic Surgery

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2019-02-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

A new conceptual regional anesthesia the PECs II block (modified pectoral and serratus nerves block) has been described for pain control after thoracic surgery, one of the indications to perform this method is analgesia for surgeries or procedures involving lateral chest wall

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Soroka University Medical Center
• Treatments: Analgesics, Opioid; Bupivacaine; Morphine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. All patients undergoing thoracic surgery, older ≥18 years

2. Patients who meet criteria of ASA I-II-III class.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients who will be unconscious or mentally incompetent

2. Patients refusal to participate in the study

3. ASA -IV -V

4. Patient with coagulopathy

5. Hemodynamically unstable (systolic BP < 90, HR > 100)

6. Allergy to local anesthetic drugs or opioids

7. Pregnant patient

8. History of opioid abuse