[Catheter for continuous interpectoral block and postoperative pain relief in breast surgery].
We describe the case of four patients who had undergone breast surgery. The post-operative analgesia consisted in levobupivacaine administered through a catheter placed between the pectoralis minor and the pectoralis major using ultrasound guided technique. The quality of the analgesia was excellent quality. No side-effects were encountered.
Département d'anesthésie réanimation, centre hospitalier universitaire, place Victor-Pauchet, 80054 Amiens cedex 1, France. Electronic address: mwalla@hotmail.fr.
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Wallaert
Service d'anesthésie, hôpital privé Arras-Les-Bonnettes, 2, rue de Forgeois, 62012 Arras, France.
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Courivaud
Service d'anesthésie, hôpital privé Arras-Les-Bonnettes, 2, rue de Forgeois, 62012 Arras, France.
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Mati
Département d'anesthésie, centre hospitalier, 1, avenue Michel-de-l'Hospital, BP 608, 02321 Saint-Quentin cedex, France.
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Shiniara
Département d'anesthésie, centre hospitalier, 1, avenue Michel-de-l'Hospital, BP 608, 02321 Saint-Quentin cedex, France.
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Guilbert
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D002045:Bupivacaine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000077554:Levobupivacaine; D008875:Middle Aged; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010369:Pectoralis Muscles; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D000077554:Levobupivacaine; D002045:Bupivacaine
Bloc pectoral; Breast surgery; Catheter; Cathéter; Chirurgie du sein; Grand pectoral; Pectoral block; Pectoralis major; Pectoralis minor; Petit pectoral