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Brief Title: The Effect of Thoracal Paravertebral Block on Seroma Reduction in Breast Surgery
Official Title: The Effect of Thoracal Paravertebral Block on Seroma Reduction in Breast Surgery, a Randomised Controlled Trial
Study ID: NCT03650868
Brief Summary: Thoracal paravertebral block (TPVB) is a commonly prefferred regional anesthesia technique to provide postoperative analgesia. In addition, the successful use of TPVB is reported for some seroma related pain cases. Postoperative analgesia in breast surgery is a difficult and overworked issue due to etensive surgery and complex innervation of the breast and in addition to this complex mechanisms, seroma accumulation has a negative effect for patients postoperatively. With this study, the investigators aimed to study the effect of TPVB on seroma reduction for breast cancer surgery.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers: Yes
Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, , Turkey
Name: Alparslan Kus
Affiliation: Kocaeli Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR