TY - JOUR
T1 - Quality of Recovery After Breast Surgery
T2 - A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Pectoral Nerves Interfascial Plane (Pectoral Nerves II) Block With Surgical Infiltration
AU - Barrington, Michael J.
AU - Seah, Gloria J.
AU - Gotmaker, Robert
AU - Lim, Daniel
AU - Byrne, Kelly
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 International Anesthesia Research Society.
PY - 2020/6/1
Y1 - 2020/6/1
N2 - BACKGROUND: Pectoral nerves (PECS II) block is a popular regional analgesia technique for breast surgery. PECS II block or local infiltration by surgeon may improve outcomes including quality of recovery (QoR). METHODS: In this multicenter randomized clinical trial, 104 female patients undergoing breast surgery received: (1) PECS II block with local anesthetic and surgical infiltration with 0.9% saline (PECS group) or (2) PECS II block with 0.9% saline and surgical infiltration with local anesthetic (infiltration group). Patients, anesthetists, surgeons, nursing staff, and research assistants were blinded to group allocation. Patients received standardized general anesthesia and multimodal analgesia. The primary outcome was the global score (maximum score, 150; good recovery, 118) of the multidimensional (pain, comfort, independence, psychological, emotional) QoR-15 questionnaire measured 24 hours postoperatively. Secondary outcomes were pain, and its functional interference measured 24 hours and 3 months postoperatively using the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) short form (0, optimal; 120, worst possible). Randomly assigned groups were compared on outcomes using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test, and the results were reported as median difference with 95% confidence interval. RESULTS: One hundred eight patients were recruited from August 17, 2016 to June 8, 2018, and 4 patients were withdrawn. Twelve patients from 104 had mastectomy, with the remainder having less invasive surgery. Baseline QoR-15 global scores reported as median [quartiles] were 135 [129, 143] in the PECS group and 139 [127, 143] in the infiltration group. The 24-hour QoR-15 global score reported as median [quartiles] was 131 [116, 140] in the PECS group and 123 [117, 143] in the infiltration group (P =.60), with median difference (95% confidence interval) of -2 (-9 to 5). The median difference reported as infiltration minus PECS for QoR-15 domains was pain 0 (-2 to 1), physical comfort -1 (-3 to 2), physical independence 0 (-2 to 1), psychological support 0 (0-0), and emotions 0 (-1 to 2) (P >.28). The BPI pain subscale at 24 hours (0-40, lower score indicates less pain), reported as median [quartiles], was 7 [2, 13] in the PECS group and 10 [5, 17] in the infiltration group (P =.15). The BPI global score at 24 hours, reported as median [quartiles], was 20 [7, 36] in the PECS group and 23 [10, 43] in the infiltration group (P =.34) and at 3 months was 0 [0, 14] and 0 [0, 11] (P =.85). CONCLUSIONS: After mostly minor surgery for breast cancer, PECS II block was not superior to local infiltration by the surgeon.
AB - BACKGROUND: Pectoral nerves (PECS II) block is a popular regional analgesia technique for breast surgery. PECS II block or local infiltration by surgeon may improve outcomes including quality of recovery (QoR). METHODS: In this multicenter randomized clinical trial, 104 female patients undergoing breast surgery received: (1) PECS II block with local anesthetic and surgical infiltration with 0.9% saline (PECS group) or (2) PECS II block with 0.9% saline and surgical infiltration with local anesthetic (infiltration group). Patients, anesthetists, surgeons, nursing staff, and research assistants were blinded to group allocation. Patients received standardized general anesthesia and multimodal analgesia. The primary outcome was the global score (maximum score, 150; good recovery, 118) of the multidimensional (pain, comfort, independence, psychological, emotional) QoR-15 questionnaire measured 24 hours postoperatively. Secondary outcomes were pain, and its functional interference measured 24 hours and 3 months postoperatively using the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) short form (0, optimal; 120, worst possible). Randomly assigned groups were compared on outcomes using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test, and the results were reported as median difference with 95% confidence interval. RESULTS: One hundred eight patients were recruited from August 17, 2016 to June 8, 2018, and 4 patients were withdrawn. Twelve patients from 104 had mastectomy, with the remainder having less invasive surgery. Baseline QoR-15 global scores reported as median [quartiles] were 135 [129, 143] in the PECS group and 139 [127, 143] in the infiltration group. The 24-hour QoR-15 global score reported as median [quartiles] was 131 [116, 140] in the PECS group and 123 [117, 143] in the infiltration group (P =.60), with median difference (95% confidence interval) of -2 (-9 to 5). The median difference reported as infiltration minus PECS for QoR-15 domains was pain 0 (-2 to 1), physical comfort -1 (-3 to 2), physical independence 0 (-2 to 1), psychological support 0 (0-0), and emotions 0 (-1 to 2) (P >.28). The BPI pain subscale at 24 hours (0-40, lower score indicates less pain), reported as median [quartiles], was 7 [2, 13] in the PECS group and 10 [5, 17] in the infiltration group (P =.15). The BPI global score at 24 hours, reported as median [quartiles], was 20 [7, 36] in the PECS group and 23 [10, 43] in the infiltration group (P =.34) and at 3 months was 0 [0, 14] and 0 [0, 11] (P =.85). CONCLUSIONS: After mostly minor surgery for breast cancer, PECS II block was not superior to local infiltration by the surgeon.
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U2 - 10.1213/ANE.0000000000004371
DO - 10.1213/ANE.0000000000004371
M3 - Article
C2 - 31490251
AN - SCOPUS:85078976959
SN - 0003-2999
VL - 130
SP - 1559
EP - 1567
JO - Anesthesia and analgesia
JF - Anesthesia and analgesia
IS - 6
ER -