A blinded randomized controlled trial to evaluate the use of botulinum toxin for pain control in breast reconstruction with tissue expanders
| Autor: | Karen K. Lo, Joyce K. Aycock |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Botulinum Toxins medicine.medical_treatment Mammaplasty Tissue Expansion Placebo Injections Intramuscular law.invention Pectoralis Muscles Randomized controlled trial Pain control Double-Blind Method law medicine Humans Prospective Studies Pectoralis Muscle Mastectomy Aged Pain Measurement Pain Postoperative business.industry Tissue Expansion Devices Middle Aged Botulinum toxin Surgery Treatment Outcome Neuromuscular Agents Anesthesia Female Breast reconstruction business Tissue expansion medicine.drug Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Annals of plastic surgery. 74(3) |
| ISSN: | 1536-3708 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND Tissue expander placement is a common means of reconstruction after mastectomy. Many patients report significant pain and discomfort with the tissue expansion process. Because placement is subpectoral, it was hypothesized that injection of the pectoralis muscle with botulinum toxin could decrease pain associated with tissue expanders. METHODS A prospective, randomized, double-blinded controlled trial was used to evaluate the effects of intraoperative injection of 100 U of botulinum toxin into the pectoralis muscle on one side versus placebo on the contralateral side during immediate tissue expander reconstruction after bilateral mastectomy. Patients were enrolled in the study between October 2009 and February 2012. Preoperative and postoperative pain scores, number and volume of tissue expansion, and complications were recorded. The paired t test was used to compare preoperative to postoperative changes in pain between the botulinum toxin and placebo injections. RESULTS Twenty-three patients were enrolled in the trial. There was no statistically significant difference between preoperative to postoperative changes in the pain scores on the botulinum toxin side compared to the control side at any time point postoperatively. All pain scores trended to zero over time. CONCLUSIONS Intraoperative injection of the pectoralis muscle with botulinum toxin is not an effective method to improve pain control in tissue expander reconstruction. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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