A Randomized Controlled Trial of Adding Deep Parasternal Intercostal Plane Block to Interpectoral-Pectoserratus Plane Block in Breast Cancer Surgery
Primary resultResult — go to the resultMean difference 0.4 95% CI −2.0 to 2.9Authors' conclusion
Addition of deep parasternal intercostal plane block was not superior to interpectoral-pectoserratus plane block alone for the quality of recovery in patients undergoing breast cancer surgery.
Study context
- Population
- Patients undergoing breast cancer surgery
- Participants
- 116 patients
- Comparison
- Single block vs Combined block
- Single blockn = 58reference
- Combined blockn = 58
- Primary endpoint
- QoR-15 questionnaire score
- Follow-up
- 24 hours postoperatively
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Mean difference
0.4
95% CI −2.0 to 2.9
P = 0.731
By group
Single block
123.6
mean · SD 6.3
Combined block
123.2
mean · SD 7.1
Single block vs Combined block
mean difference 0.4 (95% CI −2.0 to 2.9); P = 0.731
Secondary outcomes
Dermatomal block on medial breast
- Greater dermatomal block on medial breast in the combined block group
Pain severity, opioid consumption, hospital LOS, chronic postsurgical pain at 3 months
- No differences in other secondary outcomes
Original publication
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Adding Deep Parasternal Intercostal Plane Block to Interpectoral-Pectoserratus Plane Block in Breast Cancer Surgery. Anesth Analg. Published 1 May 2025. doi:10.
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