A randomized controlled trial of postoperative pain control after subpectoral breast augmentation using intercostal nerve block versus bupivacaine pectoralis major infiltration: a pilot study

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2015 Apr;68(4):e83-4. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2014.12.035. Epub 2014 Dec 24.

Authors

Marwan W Nasr¹, Samer B Habre², Hicham Jabbour², Andre Baradhi², Ziad El Asmar²

Affiliations

¹ Hôtel Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Hôtel Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon.

PMID: 25576077
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2014.12.035

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Letter
Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Adult
Anesthesia, Local
Bupivacaine / administration & dosage*
Female
Humans
Intercostal Nerves*
Mammaplasty*
Nerve Block / methods*
Pain Measurement
Pain, Postoperative / drug therapy*
Pectoralis Muscles / drug effects*
Pilot Projects
Prospective Studies

Substances

Bupivacaine