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Paravertebral versus Pectoralis-II (Interpectoral and Pectoserratus) Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Analgesia after Non-Mastectomy Breast Surgery: A Randomized, Controlled, Observer-Masked Noninferiority Trial.

Rodney A GabrielBrian P CurranMatthew W SwisherJacklynn F SztainPaige S TsudaEngy T SaidBrenton AlexanderJohn J FinneranWendy B AbramsonJessica R BlackAnne M WallaceSarah BlairMichael C DonohueBaharin AbdullahNicole Y XuBrannon J ChaBrian M Ilfeld
Published in: Anesthesiology (2024)
Following non-mastectomy breast surgery, 2-level paravertebral blocks provided superior analgesia and opioid sparing compared with pectoralis-II blocks. This is a contrary finding to the majority of studies in patients having mastectomy in which little significant difference was identified between the two types of blocks.
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