40
Participants
Start Date
October 4, 2017
Primary Completion Date
September 1, 2018
Study Completion Date
September 1, 2018
Deep serratus anterior plane block
Deposition of local anaesthetic in the space between the serratus anterior muscle and the external intercostal muscle, at the level of the 4th-5th rib, in the midaxillary line. Procedure performed under ultrasound guidance. Catheter - based infusion of local anaesthetic into this space for 48 hours.
Surgically-placed paravertebral block
Surgically-placed paravertebral block catheters for continuous local anaesthetic infusion of 0.125% levobupivacaine at 8-12mls/ hr for 48 hours.
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
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