Novel Use of Superficial Cervical Plexus Nerve Block and PECS I Block in Paediatric Patients for Vagal Nerve Stimulator Implant Surgery – A Case Series
Volume 2 - Issue 4
Melody H Long1* and Tracy YS Tan2
- 1Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
- 2Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
Received: January 06, 2019; Published: January 16, 2020
Corresponding author: Melody H Long, Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore 100 Bukit Timah Rd 229899, Singapore
DOI: 10.32474/GJAPM.2020.02.000143
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Abstract
Pectoralis Nerve (PECS) block was first described as an alternative to thoracic epidural and paravertebral blocks in managing pain after breast surgery [1]. Since then, there have been modifications such as the PECS II block and expansion of its uses to include analgesia for Port-a-Cath insertion and removal [2], minimally invasive cardiac surgery [3] and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) device implantation [4]. Superficial cervical plexus blocks have been described to be effective for analgesia preceding
procedures in the head and neck region. These procedures include carotid endarterectomy, thyroidectomy, and even part of a combination of peripheral nerve blocks for shoulder surgery [5]
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