• A & A case reports · Jun 2017

    Case Reports

    Serratus Anterior Plane Block to Address Postthoracotomy and Chest Tube-Related Pain: A Report on 3 Cases.

    • George M Chu and G Craig Jarvis.
    • From the *Department of Anesthesiology, Sutter Medical Center Sacramento, Sacramento, California; †College of Osteopathic Medicine, Touro University California, Mare Island, Vallejo, California; and ‡CASE Medical Group, Inc, Sacramento, California.
    • A A Case Rep. 2017 Jun 15; 8 (12): 322-325.

    AbstractIn this case report, the serratus anterior plane block was used in conjunction with multilevel continuous thoracic paravertebral blocks (TPVB) and general anesthesia in 3 thoracotomy cases. All blocks were accompanied by use of catheters that allowed continuous local anesthetic infusions and intermittent local anesthetic bolus injections to address postoperative pain. In all 3 patients, the serratus anterior plane block provided analgesia for chest tube-related pain that was not provided by the TPVB alone.

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