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Question
Hello doctor,
Can you tell me about pain relief techniques in mastectomy? Thank you doctor.
Anonymous customer
Answer
Answered by Specialist I Tran Thi Anh Hien - Department of Anesthesia and Surgery, Vinmec Central Park International General Hospital.
Hello,
With the question “What are the pain relief techniques in mastectomy? ", the doctor would like to answer as follows:
The role of regional anesthesia technique in multimodal analgesia is increasingly developed, confirmed in the treatment of postoperative pain in general and breast surgery in particular.
Anesthesia techniques bring good analgesic effect in pain treatment after mastectomy, in line with current trend of non-Opioid analgesia: Technique of vertebral plane anesthesia, edge anesthesia live , anesthetize the fascia of the thoracic muscle , and the catheter injects into the incision . Depending on the surgical site and method, the anesthesiologist will choose the appropriate regional anesthetic technique to achieve the best pain relief for the patient.
Regional anesthesia can be performed alone or in combination with sedation or general anesthesia.
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