title: Ultrasound guided nerve block for breast surgery.
abstract: The breast surgery has undergone changes in recent years, encouraging new initiatives for the anaesthetic management of these patients in order to achieve maximum quality and rapid recovery. The fundamental tool that has allowed a significant improvement in the progress of regional anaesthesia for breast disease has been ultrasound, boosting the description and introduction into clinical practice of interfascial chest wall blocks, although the reference standard is still the paravertebral block. It is very likely that these blocks will change the protocols in the coming years. A review is presented of the anatomy of the breast region, description of nerve blocks and techniques, as well as their indications, all according to published articles and the opinion of the authors based on their experience.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Anestesiología, Hospital Abente y Lago, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña, A Coruña, España. Electronic address: pauladieguez@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Diéguez
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Anestesiología, Hospital Abente y Lago, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña, A Coruña, España.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Casas
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Anestesiología, Hospital Abente y Lago, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña, A Coruña, España.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: López
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Anestesiología, Hospital Universitario de Móstoles, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fajardo
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy; D009407:Nerve Block; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary
keywords: Bloqueo nervioso; Dolor postoperatorio; Mastectomy; Mastectomía; Nerve block; Postoperative pain; Ultrasonografía; Ultrasound