Serratus anterior plane block combined with monitored anesthesia care for surgery of lateral side of breast: a case report
- Author:
Hyeong Seok YOON
1
;
Byoung Woo YU
;
Young Mu KIM
;
Jae Ho LEE
;
Won Uk KOH
;
Hong Seuk YANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Breast surgery; Monitored anesthesia care; Serratus anterior plane block
- MeSH: Aged; Analgesia; Anesthesia; Anesthesia, Conduction; Breast; Cardiomyopathies; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Humans; Methods; Pneumonia; Thoracic Wall
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology 2019;72(5):500-503
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: BACKGROUND: In breast surgery, regional anesthesia rather than primary anesthesia has been mainly used for postoperative analgesia. Serratus anterior plane block is a new method for ultrasound-guided thoracic wall block. It is less invasive and relatively safer than conventional regional anesthetic techniques. CASE: We report a case of breast surgery under serratus anterior plane block as primary anesthesia with monitored anesthesia for a 78-year-old patient with a medical history of cardiopulmonary resuscitation due to stress-induced cardiomyopathy caused by pneumonia. CONCLUSIONS: Serratus anterior plane block might be simple and effective technique for breast surgery when a lesion is located on lateral side.
