PECI/SPB vs Intercostal Nerve Block for the Management of Postoperative Pain in Latissimus Dorsi Flap Reconstruction

NAUnknownINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

42

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 30, 2016

Primary Completion Date

June 30, 2017

Study Completion Date

June 30, 2017

Conditions
Breast Cancer
Interventions
PROCEDURE

PECI/SPB Block with Active Anesthetic + Placebo Multilevel Intercostal Nerve Block followed by Latissimus Dorsi Flap Breast Reconstruction

30mL of 0.5% Ropivacaine with 1:200,000 epinephrine preoperatively via an ultrasound guided PECI/SPB regional block and 5mL of Normal Saline intraoperatively as an intercostal nerve block to each of the T2-T7 nerve segments

PROCEDURE

Placebo PEC/SPB Block + Multilevel Intercostal Nerve Block with Active Anesthetic followed by Latissimus Dorsi Flap Breast Reconstruction

30mL of Normal Saline via an ultrasound guided PECI/SPB block and 5mL of 0.5% Ropivacaine with 1:200,000 epinephrine as an Intercostal nerve block to each of the T2-T7 nerve segments

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

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