A Reversible Upper Limb Deficit After Serratus Plane Block in Video-Assisted Mitral Valve Repair

Video-assisted mitral valve repair (VA-MVR) now is used extensively in valvular cardiac surgery.1 Despite being minimally invasive, right lateral thoracotomy VA-MRVs often induce postoperative pain.2 First described in 2013, the serratus plane block (SPB), a novel type of thoracic nerve block,3 increasingly has been employed as an effective and safe means to manage postoperative pain after VA-MVR.4
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Case Report Source Type: research