Surgeon-Guided Serratus Block in Breast Reduction Surgery

Postoperative Analgesic Efficacy of Intraoperative Surgeon-Guided Serratus Block: A Prospective Randomized Study

Surgeon guided serratus block, which can be performed by the surgeon in participants undergoing breast reduction surgery, may reduce the sensation of pain from the surgical field in the postoperative period. Thus, participants experience less pain in the postoperative period, consume less analgesics, and there is a decrease in related complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the intraoperative surgeon guided serratus block applied on the analgesic consumption of the participants in the first 24 hours after surgery in participants undergoing breast reduction surgery.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient's willingness to be included in the study
• 18-65 years
• Woman
• Operated with inferior pedicled breast reduction technique
• The distance from the sternal notch to the nipple complex is between 25-40cm
• ASA I-II
• Breast Usg result BIRADS 1-2
• Patients who have not previously received RT to the breast and have no history of malignancy

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient's request/refusal not to be included in the study
• Previous history of malignancy
• RT story,
• ASA 3-4-5-patient group
• Severe organ failure
• Alcohol, drug addiction
• Bupivacaine allergy
• Diagnosis of psychiatric illness and psychiatric drug use
• Surgery lasting longer than 3 hours
• Bleeding diathesis