Background The optimal regional technique to control pain after breast cancer surgery
remains unclear. We sought to synthesize available data from randomized controlled trials …

Study objective Moderate to severe postoperative pain occurs in up to 60% of women
following breast operations. Our aim was to perform a network meta-analysis and systematic …

Opioid overdose accounted for more than 47,000 deaths in the United States in 2018. The
risk of new persistent opioid use following breast cancer surgery is significant, with up to …

Regional analgesia has been increasing in popularity due to its opioid-sparing analgesic
effects and utility in multimodal analgesia strategies. Several regional techniques have been …

Although pectoralis (PECS) blocks are commonly used for breast surgery, recommendations
regarding the efficacy of these blocks have thus far not been developed by any professional …

Objective: We aimed to compare the safety and efficacy of pectoral nerve block (Pecs) I and
II with control or other techniques used during breast cancer surgeries such as local …

Background Pectoral (PECs) block was first described by Blanco et al for postoperative
analgesia in breast surgery. It was proposed to be an easier and safer alternative to thoracic …

The aim: to compare the efficacy of pectoral nerve block type II and thoracic paravertebral
block for analgesia during and after breast cancer surgery. Materials and methods: Sixty …

BACKGROUND Pectoral nerve blocks (PECS block) might be an interesting new regional
anaesthetic technique in patients undergoing breast surgery. OBJECTIVE The aim of this …

BACKGROUND Patients undergoing mastectomy surgery experience severe postoperative
pain. Several regional techniques have been developed to reduce pain intensity but it is …