Thoracic interfascial nerve block for breast surgery in a pregnant woman: a case report.
10.4097/kjae.2017.70.2.209
- Author:
Boohwi HONG
1
;
Seok Hwa YOON
;
Ann Misun YOUN
;
Bum June KIM
;
Seunghyun SONG
;
Yeomyung YOON
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. koho0127@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Breast surgery;
Parturient;
Regional anesthesia
- MeSH:
Anesthesia, Conduction;
Anesthesia, General;
Breast*;
Female;
Humans;
Intercostal Nerves;
Methods;
Nerve Block*;
Pregnant Women*;
Thoracic Nerves;
Thorax
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2017;70(2):209-212
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Regional anesthesia for non-obstetric surgery in parturients is a method to decrease patient and fetal risk during general anesthesia. Thoracic interfascial nerve block can be used as an analgesic technique for surgical procedures of the thorax. The Pecs II block is an interfascial block that targets not only the medial and lateral pectoral nerves, but also the lateral cutaneous branch of the intercostal nerve. Pecto-intercostal fascial block (PIFB) targets the anterior cutaneous branch of the intercostal nerve. The authors successfully performed a modified Pecs II block and PIFB without complications in a parturient who refused general anesthesia for breast surgery.
