• A&A practice · Dec 2020

    Case Reports

    Serratus Anterior Plane Block for Awake Breast Surgery: A Case Report.

    • Filipa P Pedrosa and Hugo Cravo.
    • From the Department of Anesthesia, Unidade Local de Saúde Alto Minho, Viana do Castelo, Portugal.
    • A A Pract. 2020 Dec 1; 14 (14): e01354.

    AbstractThoracic fascial blocks have been included in multimodal analgesia for breast surgery. Fewer studies demonstrate its use as a regional anesthesia technique. The serratus anterior plane (SAP) block provides anesthesia to the lateral thoracic wall and the axilla, the surgical area of some breast surgeries, with a single injection.This article reports the use of the SAP block as an anesthetic technique for breast lumpectomy with axillary dissection ensuring good surgical conditions and patient safety.

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