Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Breast Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials

• Published in: Pain research & management Vol. 2021; pp. 1 - 12
• Main Authors: Hu, Nian-Qiang, He, Qi-Qi, Qian, Lu, Zhu, Ji-Hong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Hindawi 25.10.2021; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Analgesia; Analgesics; Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use; Analysis; Bias; Breast; Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms; Breast surgery; Bupivacaine; Care and treatment; Collaboration; Dosage and administration; Female; Fentanyl; General anesthesia; Humans; Mastectomy; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Meta-analysis; Methods; Morphine; Narcotics; Nerve Block; Opioids; Pain; Pain, Postoperative; Pain, Postoperative - drug therapy; Pain, Postoperative - etiology; Patient outcomes; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Regional anesthesia; Review; Surgery; Systematic review; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonography, Interventional; Ultrasound imaging; China; Denmark

Objective. Serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) provides effective thoracic analgesia. This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to assess the safety and efficacy of SAPB for postoperative analgesia after breast surgery. Methods. A systematic literature search was performed using Embase...