[The effect of thoracic paravertebral block on seroma reduction in breast surgery - a randomized controlled trial].

CONCLUSIONS: Mean seroma formation at postoperative 24th hour was 112.5±53.3 mL in the control group and 74.5±47.4 mL in the TPVB group (p=0.022). NRS scores were similar between two groups (p=0.367) at postoperative 24th hour but mean morphine consumption at postoperative 24th hour was 5.6±4 mg in the TPBV group, and 16.6±6.9 mg in the control group (p <0.001). TPVB reduces the amount of seroma formation while providing effective analgesia in patients who undergo mastectomy and axillary lymph node removal surgery. PMID: 32536425 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Rev Bras Anestesiol Source Type: research